2024 Compare Cities Education:
Berkeley, CA vs Pocatello, ID

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Highlights
- Pocatello spends 54.6% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% lower in Pocatello than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pocatello had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, CAPocatello, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,788$8,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323$7,478$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,104$4,747$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.6119.1816.23
 Students per Librarian95558834573
 Students per Counselor603455530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%5.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.3%93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%26.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.1%11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%30.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.2%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.8%2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 11 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 13 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for Pocatello    19 Reviews

I’ve read so many positives. I’d be moving as a senior, probably into a senior community. My two questions 1) summer fires. How bad is the smoke, and are there parts of  More

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Over 3 years ago

Love it too  More

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I don't have a review. I actually have some questions. I read about the low cost of living in Pocatello. I am on disability and have an income of 952.00 a month. Is  More

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