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Sunnyvale, CA vs Sandpoint, ID

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- Sandpoint spends 41.6% less per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.5% lower in Sandpoint than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sandpoint had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale
 Sunnyvale, CASandpoint, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,851$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6174573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Sandpoint    26 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Very attractive and beautiful place, definitely somewhere I would want to live. Never have I seen a nicer city, or is it a large town? Either way, gorgeous, lots to do.  More

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It's a little too sprawling in the town itself for what I'm looking for, but the surrounding and just outside of town areas are beautiful, densely green and the native  More

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I lived there in 1998 & 1999 -loved the place and its scenery, wildlife and friendly  More

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