2024 Compare Cities Education:
Boise City, ID vs Spokane, WA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Spokane spends 90.4% more per student than Boise City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Spokane than in Boise City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spokane had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boise City
 Boise City, IDSpokane, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,278$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035$13,157$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,946$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8216.5416.23
 Students per Librarian103118994573
 Students per Counselor430368530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.2%93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%25.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.3%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.7%32.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.8%8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%1.3%1.5%
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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Boise City

Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

   |    Reply

Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

   |    Reply

I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Spokane



PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION

Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.

Try Now


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.