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Idaho Falls, ID vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 177.0% more per student than Idaho Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in San Rafael than in Idaho Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Idaho Falls
 Idaho Falls, IDSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,198  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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