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Boone, NC vs St. Maries, ID

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- St. Maries spends 8.6% more per student than Boone.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% higher in St. Maries than in Boone. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Maries had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boone
 Boone, NCSt. Maries, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,259$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5094573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 St. Maries    6 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

After spending some time in North Idaho we decided to settle down in Saint Maries. It's a reasonable commute to Coeur d'Alene for my husband where he found a job as a  More

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Over 2 years ago

Was a little out of the way but I was promised that I wouldn't regret my visit, but that I had to go fishing so I guess that's a big thing there. I had a very nice time,  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here for over a year, very friendly people and don't have to deal with crowds or rude people. It's pretty much everything I expected when choosing to move to  More

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