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Decorah, IA vs Post Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Post Falls spends 37.8% less per student than Decorah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.8% higher in Post Falls than in Decorah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Post Falls had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Decorah
 Decorah, IAPost Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,451  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,065$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10634573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Decorah    3 Reviews

ridiculously expensive housing for such a small town. The wages in the town do not even remotely compensate for the high cost of housing. Average housing prices start  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have been a resident of Decorah, IA for 26 years. Decorah is located in the northeast corner of Iowa. When we entertain out of town guests they always comment how  More

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Over 15 years ago

This college has the most extensive music program of any liberal arts college around, has a strong connection to public radio, and Decorah is reputed to be a lovely  More

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Reviews for Post Falls    6 Reviews

In moving here I knew about the snow. Not a matter of if but how much. What I didn't know was how windy it gets and how often. I also didn't know about the dust. It's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Seattle in 2018. Even though the population is under 40,000 it doesn't feel like small town Mayberry. The biggest mistake I see happening is the building  More

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Post Falls had great potential; too bad the city planning committee blew it! It's such a disorganized bunch of housing communities built just what looks like where ever  More

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