2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Vernon, WA vs Idaho Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Idaho Falls spends 57.8% less per student than Mount Vernon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in Idaho Falls than in Mount Vernon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Idaho Falls had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Vernon
 Mount Vernon, WAIdaho Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,620$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,430  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,212$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26464573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  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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