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Yucca Valley, CA vs Idaho Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Idaho Falls spends 48.1% less per student than Yucca Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% lower in Idaho Falls than in Yucca Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Idaho Falls had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yucca Valley
 Yucca Valley, CAIdaho Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,620$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,212$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26464573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Yucca Valley    10 Reviews

We have lived in Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree for over 20 years. The comment regarding graffiti is over exaggerated. Yes there is crime and there are some tweakers but  More

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Over 5 years ago

Let me start by saying, I love the desert. Yucca used to be a sweet little town...but now that the city has allowed for many criminals to come in from other areas..a  More

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YV has a good mix of mainly retirees, snowbirds, artists, and military families. People here are generally MORE friendly and LESS racially diverse compared to other  More

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Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 3 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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