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Challis, ID vs Spokane, WA

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Highlights
- Spokane spends 43.9% more per student than Challis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.4% higher in Spokane than in Challis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spokane had 13.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Challis
 Challis, IDSpokane, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18994573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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