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Boise City, ID vs Reading, PA

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Highlights
- Reading spends 94.1% more per student than Boise City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% lower in Reading than in Boise City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reading had 25.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boise City

Education
 Boise City, IDReading, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,278$18,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035$14,807$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,946$9,438$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8214.6716.23
 Students per Librarian10314244573
 Students per Counselor430346530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%15.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.2%71.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%16.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.3%7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.7%10.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.8%3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%0.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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Reviews for Reading    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Having lived in Reading in the 1960's and early 1970's I can definitely say the city has gone downhill as it has in reality been a victim of two major forces; first  More

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Over 10 years ago

Berks County is beautiful in the fall. Cool, crisp air and the trees are a pallet of  More

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Over 11 years ago

Well to start, in the past 8 years ive lived in 7 states, some pros and cons. Tucson I loved in all respects except its not as nice as living in a small town but it  More

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ZIPS IN BOISE CITY, IDAHO
83709 83704 83706 83713 83705 83702 83716 83703 83712
ZIPS IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA
19601 19604 19602 19611

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