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Kirkland, WA vs Hailey, ID

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Highlights
- Hailey spends 14.4% less per student than Kirkland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.1% lower in Hailey than in Kirkland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hailey had 13.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kirkland
 Kirkland, WAHailey, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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Reviews for Hailey    3 Reviews

Great place to live, next store to world famous ski resort Sun Valley Idaho. Due to the closeness of Hailey to Sun Valley, the cost of living is considerably more than  More

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Grew up in Hailey and left after the age of 24. Returned 20 years later to find that our little valley had been taken over by people only interested in money and  More

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Over 13 years ago

Hailey sits in a long narrow valley that runs north-south in the mountains of south central Idaho. Theres a town above (Ketchum/Sun Valley) and a town below   More

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