2026 Compare Cities Education:
Mountain Home, ID vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 92.5% more per student than Mountain Home.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% higher in Fresno than in Mountain Home. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain Home
 Mountain Home, IDFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,506  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain Home    5 Reviews

Over 15 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 17 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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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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