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Sun Valley, ID vs Idaho Falls, ID

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- Idaho Falls spends 55.6% less per student than Sun Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.1% higher in Idaho Falls than in Sun Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Idaho Falls had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun Valley
 Sun Valley, IDIdaho Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,620$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,212$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26464573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
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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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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