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Crested Butte, CO vs Sun Valley, ID

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- Sun Valley spends 27.6% more per student than Crested Butte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% lower in Sun Valley than in Crested Butte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Valley had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Crested Butte
 Crested Butte, COSun Valley, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,730  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor198  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Crested Butte    5 Reviews

Crested Butte is literally hell on earth. I can't imagine WHY anybody would want to come here. Do yourself a favor - stay in California and Texas.  More

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Over 11 years ago

First of all, we are sick and tired of the report that there are 1,500 people in Crested Butte. Maybe in the "town limits" which is a small area. There is CB South,  More

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Over 17 years ago

My husband and I own a second home in CB. We bought it the very first time we came to this little town. It is truly an undiscovered gem - like Aspen before it became  More

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Reviews for Sun Valley    5 Reviews

Young people living in Sun Valley, unless they have a trust fund can expect to have a difficult time here. The average age seems to be approx 78. Any business that is  More

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Absolutely beautiful. Nice people. Amazing skiing...all types of recreation for anyone and everyone. Summer temperatures are perfect. It's sunny more than 250 days  More

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Over 19 years ago

Winters are long, and summers can be short!!! The physcial beauty of the area is unbeatable,  More

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