2025 Compare Cities Education:
Castaic, CA vs Idaho Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Idaho Falls spends 56.3% less per student than Castaic.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% lower in Idaho Falls than in Castaic. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Idaho Falls had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Castaic
 Castaic, CAIdaho Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,620$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,212$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26464573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Castaic    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I've lived in northern Castaic for 14 years so this review is for northern Castaic Pros: convenient freeway access, boating on Lake Castaic, lots of gas stations,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Formerly a "truck stop" town, Castaic is the last town before going over the Grapevine, heading North on I-5 towards San Francisco. The town is unincorporated and sits  More

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Over 12 years ago

I currently live in Valencia. Before I consider purchasing a house in Castaic off Lake Hughes Rd and closer to the lake, is it safe to live in this neighborhood? Any  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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