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Clark Fork, ID vs Spirit Lake, ID

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- Spirit Lake spends 18.1% less per student than Clark Fork.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% higher in Spirit Lake than in Clark Fork. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spirit Lake had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Clark Fork
 Clark Fork, IDSpirit Lake, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,404  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,065$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10634573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Clark Fork    1 Reviews

I moved to Clark Fork in 1997 and lived there for 8 years. On the positive side, it is beautiful and the High School is very good, My son did well there.Lots of  More

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Reviews for Spirit Lake    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The elevation is about 2600 feet not 5800  More

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Spirit Lake has it's own little micro-climate. In the summer, the mountains block some of the rain that the rest of the area seems to get. In the winter, it is  More

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