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Wallace, ID vs Hailey, ID

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Highlights
- Hailey spends 38.3% more per student than Wallace.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.9% lower in Hailey than in Wallace. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hailey had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wallace
 Wallace, IDHailey, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,953  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor484  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Wallace    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Great small town. Historic and beautiful and wedged between mountains and green trees. Great little commercial district that includes the famous Red Light Garage and  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have a an annual retreat in Wallace each year. Always a great time. Very unpretentious and extremely affordable. With out doubt the best snow we've experienced. The  More

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Over 19 years ago

Wallace was the stand-in for the mythical town of Dante's Peak in the Pierce Brosnan film of the same name, about a Pacific Northwest town obliterated by a volcanic  More

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Reviews for Hailey    3 Reviews

Great place to live, next store to world famous ski resort Sun Valley Idaho. Due to the closeness of Hailey to Sun Valley, the cost of living is considerably more than  More

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Grew up in Hailey and left after the age of 24. Returned 20 years later to find that our little valley had been taken over by people only interested in money and  More

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Over 13 years ago

Hailey sits in a long narrow valley that runs north-south in the mountains of south central Idaho. Theres a town above (Ketchum/Sun Valley) and a town below   More

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