2025 Compare Cities Education:
Boone, NC vs Hayden, ID

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Highlights
- Hayden spends 21.9% less per student than Boone.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.6% higher in Hayden than in Boone. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hayden had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boone
 Boone, NCHayden, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,065$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10634573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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Reviews for Hayden    5 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Used to be nice, but the city council is a joke. Califonians have moved in a the price of houses is now unaffordable. Pay is low and the cost of living is rising. The  More

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Hayden is a beautiful place with wretched weather. Cold, dreary, grey days are the norm from late Oct to late May. There is no “Spring” in Hayden. It can barely eeek out  More

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Hayden is beautiful, but all of North Idaho is getting very crowded. Wages are low; cost of living has gotten pretty high. Maybe we just have bad luck, but we live in a  More

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