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Priest River, ID vs Spokane, WA

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- Spokane spends 64.2% more per student than Priest River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% higher in Spokane than in Priest River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spokane had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Priest River
 Priest River, IDSpokane, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,404  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18994573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Priest River    1 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Nice small town, very green, it's in the Idaho Panhandle surrounded by National Forest so I had a hard time finding rental units outside of town. Reserve Airbnb a few  More

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Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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