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Ottawa, IL vs Mountain Home, ID

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Highlights
- Mountain Home spends 59.1% less per student than Ottawa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.2% higher in Mountain Home than in Ottawa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain Home had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ottawa

Education
 Ottawa, ILMountain Home, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,606$8,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,911$7,506$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,957$4,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4817.7516.23
 Students per Librarian144611014573
 Students per Counselor613567530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.1%89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%31.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.3%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%16.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.3%2.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%0.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Over 14 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  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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ZIPS IN OTTAWA, ILLINOIS
61350
ZIPS IN MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO
83647

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