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Hailey, ID vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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- Butte-Silver Bow spends 24.6% less per student than Hailey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.7% higher in Butte-Silver Bow than in Hailey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Butte-Silver Bow had 12.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hailey
 Hailey, IDButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,950$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4624573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Hailey    3 Reviews

Great place to live, next store to world famous ski resort Sun Valley Idaho. Due to the closeness of Hailey to Sun Valley, the cost of living is considerably more than  More

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Grew up in Hailey and left after the age of 24. Returned 20 years later to find that our little valley had been taken over by people only interested in money and  More

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Over 13 years ago

Hailey sits in a long narrow valley that runs north-south in the mountains of south central Idaho. Theres a town above (Ketchum/Sun Valley) and a town below   More

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Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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