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Yakima, WA vs Idaho Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Idaho Falls spends 53.4% less per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Idaho Falls than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Idaho Falls had 20.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima

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 Yakima, WAIdaho Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,346$7,620$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566$7,198$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,790$4,212$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6619.8616.23
 Students per Librarian164826464573
 Students per Counselor432456530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.75.5%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%25.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%29.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

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Over 8 years ago

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

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Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  More

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Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

After escaping the liberalism in California I moved here with my family and loved the friendly folks, cleanliness, and beautiful views. Some things that I dislike is the  More

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I have lived here for about 17 years. I will admit that I have difficulty with the winter, the wind and the traffic. It seems that the traffic is constantly getting  More

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Anywhere in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah are now THEe BEST places to live. There is a reason people are flocking there...to live red, since blue has driven them out  More

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ZIPS IN YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
98902 98908 98901
ZIPS IN IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO
83401 83402 83404

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