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Goldendale, WA vs Twin Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Twin Falls spends 50.7% less per student than Goldendale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% lower in Twin Falls than in Goldendale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Twin Falls had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Goldendale
 Goldendale, WATwin Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,919  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,260$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11634573
 Students per Counselor606  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Goldendale    5 Reviews

GOLDENDALE is loved by a very select, elite, and religious group. I withhold using labels to describe the mentality of Goldendale, but can describe the hostile treatment  More

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Read the two reviews before I made this commentary. The reviews submitted so far are from locals who have survived some economic hard times in the area. Both of these  More

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I have lived here all of my 34 years and its has been a great place to live, raise a family, have what fun there is to have and just to relax. A beautiful place for the  More

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Reviews for Twin Falls    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It is a hub community that is a gateway to the north of Sun Valley and to the south for Jackpot. New High School of 3 years to add to the established one. The hospital  More

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Over 12 years ago

Been living in Twin Falls for 2 plus years, like the people, very friendly. The Canyon is truly beautiful. Nice not to have to battle traffic, have places to walk to,  More

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In my 18 years here, Twin Falls has grown steadily, but all the schools, box stores, grocery stores are still within a 10-15 minute drive of each other. Traffic is a  More

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