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Elkhart, IN vs Idaho Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Idaho Falls spends 43.9% less per student than Elkhart.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.3% higher in Idaho Falls than in Elkhart. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Idaho Falls had 12.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elkhart
 Elkhart, INIdaho Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,620$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,846  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,212$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26464573
 Students per Counselor437  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Elkhart    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I grew up in Elkhart and it's not the greatest city. My car had been broken into numerous times while living in northern Indiana (South Bend as well). I attribute to  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved away from Elkhart and returned 20 years later. During my time away I lived in many locations around the west coast - but mostly in Arizona. The last couple of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I left Elkhart 20 years ago, lived mainly in Arizona and returned recently. I have been pleasantly surprised at the wonderful people I've met here. I've made more  More

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Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 3 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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