2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sun Valley, ID vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 36.3% less per student than Sun Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 88.1% higher in Salt Lake City than in Sun Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun Valley
 Sun Valley, IDSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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