2026 Compare Cities Education:
Post Falls, ID vs Powell, WY

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Highlights
- Powell spends 105.0% more per student than Post Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.6% lower in Powell than in Post Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Powell had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Post Falls
 Post Falls, IDPowell, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,177  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,311$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2174573
 Students per Counselor402  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Powell    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Born in Powell Hospital in 1944 to a farm family. Older Sister Sharon (1939) was our Linchpin. Brother Tom (Earl Thompson,1943), set high standards for all of us, and  More

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I don't know what the "median" price for a home in Powell is but, $424,000 is way off ! It could be $154,000 but, just check the real estate web sites. The only place  More

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Do not come to Powell unless you have a lot of money as there are few jobs that pay any decent wages and housing prices are going through the roof. It seems the local  More

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