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Spirit Lake, ID vs Burlington, VT

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- Burlington spends 156.3% more per student than Spirit Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.6% lower in Burlington than in Spirit Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlington had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spirit Lake
 Spirit Lake, IDBurlington, VTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,177  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2964573
 Students per Counselor402  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Spirit Lake    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The elevation is about 2600 feet not 5800  More

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Spirit Lake has it's own little micro-climate. In the summer, the mountains block some of the rain that the rest of the area seems to get. In the winter, it is  More

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Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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