2025 Compare Cities Education:
Post Falls, ID vs Sun Valley, ID

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- Sun Valley spends 95.0% more per student than Post Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.4% lower in Sun Valley than in Post Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Valley had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Post Falls
 Post Falls, IDSun Valley, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,177  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor402  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Sun Valley    5 Reviews

Young people living in Sun Valley, unless they have a trust fund can expect to have a difficult time here. The average age seems to be approx 78. Any business that is  More

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Absolutely beautiful. Nice people. Amazing skiing...all types of recreation for anyone and everyone. Summer temperatures are perfect. It's sunny more than 250 days  More

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Over 19 years ago

Winters are long, and summers can be short!!! The physcial beauty of the area is unbeatable,  More

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