2024 Compare Cities Education:
Moses Lake, WA vs Mountain Home, ID

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Highlights
- Mountain Home spends 49.9% less per student than Moses Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Mountain Home than in Moses Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain Home had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Moses Lake
 Moses Lake, WAMountain Home, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,989$8,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,709$7,506$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,972$4,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5617.7516.23
 Students per Librarian293411014573
 Students per Counselor393567530
 Grade School Educ.5.9%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%31.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.2%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%16.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.0%2.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Moses Lake    10 Reviews

The population stays around the same. Companies come and go, and the overall jobs (I mean professional jobs, not BK or McD's) seem to come and go too. Mitsubishi is only  More

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Over 9 years ago

You are way off on your population for Moses Lake, WA We have been at 21,414, stated officially on the sign as entering Moses Lake, all 2014. Please correct this asap.  More

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Over 12 years ago

I enjoy the dry desert climate and central location to outdoor activities. Even though it is desert we enjoy four seasons. The drawback is the influx of gain related  More

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Reviews for Mountain Home    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The cost of living is low in Idaho, even though the taxes are high. We definitley have 4 seasons, cold in winter and hot in  More

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I was stationed at the base in the late 60s. I am sure many things have changed. Don't remember much so can anyone tell me about bugs (mosquitoes), wind, heat, cold  More

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Over 15 years ago

We have lived here since 1991 and love it... the wind can be brutal in the spring, summers are hot and dry, and the winters can be cold and snowy and we love it... Cost  More

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