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Big Sky, MT vs Sun Valley, ID

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- Sun Valley spends 13.2% more per student than Big Sky.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.2% lower in Sun Valley than in Big Sky. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Valley had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Big Sky
 Big Sky, MTSun Valley, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,384  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor309  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Sun Valley    5 Reviews

Young people living in Sun Valley, unless they have a trust fund can expect to have a difficult time here. The average age seems to be approx 78. Any business that is  More

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Absolutely beautiful. Nice people. Amazing skiing...all types of recreation for anyone and everyone. Summer temperatures are perfect. It's sunny more than 250 days  More

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Over 19 years ago

Winters are long, and summers can be short!!! The physcial beauty of the area is unbeatable,  More

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