2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sun Valley, ID vs Waterloo, IA

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Highlights
- Waterloo spends 20.8% less per student than Sun Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% higher in Waterloo than in Sun Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waterloo had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun Valley
 Sun Valley, IDWaterloo, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,498$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Waterloo    5 Reviews

The bike racks recently installed on the MET buses was a great idea for a community that has numerous bike riders and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Unless you're into getting wasted on a regular basis there's not a lot to do here. Most people barhop for fun. Being someone who doesn't drink and doesn't enjoy being  More

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Over 17 years ago

So the weather is emotional here - on and off during the summer its hot and rainy, yet during the fall it is quite often beautiful. Winters can be long, and spring can  More

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