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Richland, WA vs Sun Valley, ID

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Highlights
- Sun Valley spends 8.2% less per student than Richland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.4% lower in Sun Valley than in Richland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Valley had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richland
 Richland, WASun Valley, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  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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