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Laramie, WY vs Boise City, ID

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- Boise City spends 44.3% less per student than Laramie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.8% higher in Boise City than in Laramie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boise City had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Laramie
 Laramie, WYBoise City, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,551  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor219  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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