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Hayden, ID vs American Falls, ID

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- American Falls spends 21.8% more per student than Hayden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% lower in American Falls than in Hayden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- American Falls had 23.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hayden
 Hayden, IDAmerican Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,719$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,177  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,740$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8174573
 Students per Counselor402  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Hayden    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Used to be nice, but the city council is a joke. Califonians have moved in a the price of houses is now unaffordable. Pay is low and the cost of living is rising. The  More

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Hayden is a beautiful place with wretched weather. Cold, dreary, grey days are the norm from late Oct to late May. There is no “Spring” in Hayden. It can barely eeek out  More

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Hayden is beautiful, but all of North Idaho is getting very crowded. Wages are low; cost of living has gotten pretty high. Maybe we just have bad luck, but we live in a  More

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Reviews for American Falls    1 Reviews

I have lived in AF from the fifth grade, and I am now 67. I have always found AF to be an enjoyable place to live. It has all the small town attributes that remind a  More

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