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Nampa, ID vs Grand Forks, ND

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- Grand Forks spends 98.0% more per student than Nampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.0% lower in Grand Forks than in Nampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Forks had 9.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Nampa
 Nampa, IDGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,772  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2574573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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