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Sun Valley, ID vs La Grande, OR

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- La Grande spends 14.7% less per student than Sun Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% higher in La Grande than in Sun Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Grande had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun Valley
 Sun Valley, IDLa Grande, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,648$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,813$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5314573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 La Grande    6 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

When I moved to LaGrande in 2018, my son decided to go to college there. If you are curious about the EOU education, it's what a kid makes of it. He completed a degree  More

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Over 3 years ago

Don’t be fooled by thinking that scenery equals a good place to live. The town is too isolated to be this small with an over abundance of small minded, ignorant people  More

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Growing up in a different small town and making the journey to La Grande for college (home of Eastern Oregon University), I found the migration to La Grande's community  More

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