2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hailey, ID vs Jackson, WY

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 22.2% more per student than Hailey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Jackson than in Hailey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 12.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hailey
 Hailey, IDJackson, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,985$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1724573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%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 Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 4 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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