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Sun Valley, ID vs Los Altos, CA

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Highlights
- Los Altos spends 7.2% more per student than Sun Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 88.2% higher in Los Altos than in Sun Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Altos had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun Valley
 Sun Valley, IDLos Altos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock35.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%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 Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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