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Twin Falls, ID vs Salina, KS

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- Salina spends 109.0% more per student than Twin Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.9% lower in Salina than in Twin Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salina had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Twin Falls
 Twin Falls, IDSalina, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,510$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,734  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7164573
 Students per Counselor642  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Twin Falls    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It is a hub community that is a gateway to the north of Sun Valley and to the south for Jackpot. New High School of 3 years to add to the established one. The hospital  More

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Over 12 years ago

Been living in Twin Falls for 2 plus years, like the people, very friendly. The Canyon is truly beautiful. Nice not to have to battle traffic, have places to walk to,  More

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In my 18 years here, Twin Falls has grown steadily, but all the schools, box stores, grocery stores are still within a 10-15 minute drive of each other. Traffic is a  More

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Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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