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Idaho Falls, ID vs Bend, OR

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- Bend spends 108.9% more per student than Idaho Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% lower in Bend than in Idaho Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Idaho Falls
 Idaho Falls, IDBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,198  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

After escaping the liberalism in California I moved here with my family and loved the friendly folks, cleanliness, and beautiful views. Some things that I dislike is the  More

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I have lived here for about 17 years. I will admit that I have difficulty with the winter, the wind and the traffic. It seems that the traffic is constantly getting  More

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Anywhere in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah are now THEe BEST places to live. There is a reason people are flocking there...to live red, since blue has driven them out  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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