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Mountain Home, ID vs St. Maries, ID

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- St. Maries spends 52.8% more per student than Mountain Home.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.4% lower in St. Maries than in Mountain Home. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Maries had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain Home
 Mountain Home, IDSt. Maries, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,506  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,259$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5094573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain Home    5 Reviews

Over 14 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 16 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 St. Maries    6 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

After spending some time in North Idaho we decided to settle down in Saint Maries. It's a reasonable commute to Coeur d'Alene for my husband where he found a job as a  More

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Over 2 years ago

Was a little out of the way but I was promised that I wouldn't regret my visit, but that I had to go fishing so I guess that's a big thing there. I had a very nice time,  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here for over a year, very friendly people and don't have to deal with crowds or rude people. It's pretty much everything I expected when choosing to move to  More

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