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Idaho Falls, ID vs Issaquah, WA

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Highlights
- Issaquah spends 163.4% more per student than Idaho Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% lower in Issaquah than in Idaho Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Issaquah had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Idaho Falls
 Idaho Falls, IDIssaquah, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,198  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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