2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hailey, ID vs Mesquite, NV

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Highlights
- Mesquite spends 33.3% less per student than Hailey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 91.2% higher in Mesquite than in Hailey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesquite had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hailey
 Hailey, IDMesquite, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7284573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  More

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