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Challis, ID vs Hailey, ID

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- Hailey spends 39.9% more per student than Challis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% lower in Hailey than in Challis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hailey had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Challis
 Challis, IDHailey, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Challis    1 Reviews

I lived in Challis from 1988 to 1992. At that time there was no bookstore in town. One employer, a molybdenum mine. Population consists of two groups, the mine  More

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Reviews for Hailey    3 Reviews

Great place to live, next store to world famous ski resort Sun Valley Idaho. Due to the closeness of Hailey to Sun Valley, the cost of living is considerably more than  More

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Grew up in Hailey and left after the age of 24. Returned 20 years later to find that our little valley had been taken over by people only interested in money and  More

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Over 13 years ago

Hailey sits in a long narrow valley that runs north-south in the mountains of south central Idaho. Theres a town above (Ketchum/Sun Valley) and a town below   More

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