2025 Compare Cities Education:
Post Falls, ID vs Fairfield, ID

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Highlights
- Fairfield spends 55.3% more per student than Post Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.1% lower in Fairfield than in Post Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairfield had 32.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Post Falls
 Post Falls, IDFairfield, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,672$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,177  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2924573
 Students per Counselor402  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock34.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 6 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 Fairfield    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Quiet, lovely rural environment. Small town life encapsulated. Fairly long winters, temperate summers. About 300 people in the town and only 1,000 in the entire county.  More

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I spent the first thirteen years of my life in this town and let me tell you it is really tiny! Its very beautiful and a wonderful place to visit but I wouldn't  More

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