2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pocatello, ID vs Hurricane, UT

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Highlights
- Hurricane spends 8.6% more per student than Pocatello.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% higher in Hurricane than in Pocatello. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hurricane had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pocatello
 Pocatello, IDHurricane, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,478  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20374573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Pocatello    19 Reviews

I’ve read so many positives. I’d be moving as a senior, probably into a senior community. My two questions 1) summer fires. How bad is the smoke, and are there parts of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it too  More

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I don't have a review. I actually have some questions. I read about the low cost of living in Pocatello. I am on disability and have an income of 952.00 a month. Is  More

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Reviews for Hurricane    5 Reviews

Lived here almost 10 years in retirement. Definitely not what it was 10 years ago. I knew the population would increase, that’s inevitable but it doesn’t have a small  More

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Over 8 years ago

Crime on the rise. Drug trafficking, children trafficking. You name it. Nevada & California people are here and house prices are rising, and so is crime. City counsel  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is a very nice small town with small town politics. A good place to retire, however DO NOT come here looking for work. There is not any. We have a quiet, clean  More

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