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Sandpoint, ID vs Rifle, CO

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- Rifle spends 27.9% more per student than Sandpoint.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% lower in Rifle than in Sandpoint. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rifle had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sandpoint
 Sandpoint, IDRifle, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,404  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,791$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Sandpoint    26 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Very attractive and beautiful place, definitely somewhere I would want to live. Never have I seen a nicer city, or is it a large town? Either way, gorgeous, lots to do.  More

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It's a little too sprawling in the town itself for what I'm looking for, but the surrounding and just outside of town areas are beautiful, densely green and the native  More

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I lived there in 1998 & 1999 -loved the place and its scenery, wildlife and friendly  More

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Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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