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Post Falls, ID vs Battle Ground, WA

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- Battle Ground spends 116.9% more per student than Post Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Battle Ground than in Post Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Battle Ground had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Post Falls
 Post Falls, IDBattle Ground, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,098$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,177  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10424573
 Students per Counselor402  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Post Falls    6 Reviews

In moving here I knew about the snow. Not a matter of if but how much. What I didn't know was how windy it gets and how often. I also didn't know about the dust. It's  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved here from Seattle in 2018. Even though the population is under 40,000 it doesn't feel like small town Mayberry. The biggest mistake I see happening is the building  More

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Post Falls had great potential; too bad the city planning committee blew it! It's such a disorganized bunch of housing communities built just what looks like where ever  More

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Reviews for Battle Ground    6 Reviews

I've lived here about 3 years. I was looking for a slower pace of life after retiring, which Battle Ground has. The first 2 years I lived here I would have given it 5  More

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Over 5 years ago

Live in Battle Ground now for 16 years and love it. Out in the country it is awesome, plenty of things to do close. Stores, shopping all in town. Close to everything.  More

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Battle Ground is a great place to live. It has all the necessary amenities one looks for in a city without the overcrowding. There's plenty of places for the kids to  More

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