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Santa Rosa, CA vs Idaho Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Idaho Falls spends 54.8% less per student than Santa Rosa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Idaho Falls than in Santa Rosa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Idaho Falls had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CAIdaho Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,620$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,212$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26464573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

After escaping the liberalism in California I moved here with my family and loved the friendly folks, cleanliness, and beautiful views. Some things that I dislike is the  More

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I have lived here for about 17 years. I will admit that I have difficulty with the winter, the wind and the traffic. It seems that the traffic is constantly getting  More

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Anywhere in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah are now THEe BEST places to live. There is a reason people are flocking there...to live red, since blue has driven them out  More

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