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Chester, CA vs Idaho Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Idaho Falls spends 60.6% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% higher in Idaho Falls than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Idaho Falls had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, CAIdaho Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,620$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,212$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26464573
 Students per Counselor596  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.42.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Chester    2 Reviews

Do not stop in Plumas County CA! If the adage "come on vacation stay on probation" isn't familiar it soon will be. Remember this warning & remove Plumas County from  More

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Over 17 years ago

Chester is located on the shores of Lake Almanor, a popular summer recfration spot for Sacramento Valley residents to get out of the  More

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Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 4 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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