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Boston, MA vs Idaho Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Idaho Falls spends 74.1% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 76.5% higher in Idaho Falls than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Idaho Falls had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MAIdaho Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,620$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,212$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26464573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

After escaping the liberalism in California I moved here with my family and loved the friendly folks, cleanliness, and beautiful views. Some things that I dislike is the  More

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I have lived here for about 17 years. I will admit that I have difficulty with the winter, the wind and the traffic. It seems that the traffic is constantly getting  More

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Anywhere in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah are now THEe BEST places to live. There is a reason people are flocking there...to live red, since blue has driven them out  More

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