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Spanaway, WA vs Priest River, ID

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- Priest River spends 41.4% less per student than Spanaway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Priest River than in Spanaway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Priest River had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spanaway
 Spanaway, WAPriest River, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,851$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6174573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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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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