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Junction City, KS vs Idaho Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Idaho Falls spends 56.9% less per student than Junction City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 80.1% higher in Idaho Falls than in Junction City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Idaho Falls had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Junction City
 Junction City, KSIdaho Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,620$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,278  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,212$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26464573
 Students per Counselor591  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Junction City    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I moved to JC in 2009 because the government made me. Husband was active duty army. We brought two children with us. At the time they were high school and elementary  More

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Over 15 years ago

Having a univeristy in your backyard and the Military  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live 3. Home to Fort Riley Military Reservation Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3.  More

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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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