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Jackson, WY vs Sun Valley, ID

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Highlights
- Sun Valley spends 18.2% less per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Sun Valley than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Valley had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, WYSun Valley, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,843  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 4 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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Reviews for Sun Valley    5 Reviews

Young people living in Sun Valley, unless they have a trust fund can expect to have a difficult time here. The average age seems to be approx 78. Any business that is  More

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Absolutely beautiful. Nice people. Amazing skiing...all types of recreation for anyone and everyone. Summer temperatures are perfect. It's sunny more than 250 days  More

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Over 19 years ago

Winters are long, and summers can be short!!! The physcial beauty of the area is unbeatable,  More

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