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Whitefish, MT vs Truckee, CA

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Highlights
- Truckee spends 63.5% more per student than Whitefish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.9% higher in Truckee than in Whitefish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Truckee had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Whitefish

Education
 Whitefish, MTTruckee, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,617$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502$14,261$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,491$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.8318.9716.23
 Students per Librarian42984024573
 Students per Counselor337433530
 Grade School Educ.0.1%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%2.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.8%94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%19.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.7%7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%58.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.5%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%3.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Whitefish    3 Reviews

I love Whitefish! While I love Whitefish, I worry about the future. Whitefish has been a wonderful place to live for years. People are friendly & you know everyone.   More

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Whitefish is a resort town with a resort tax, cleaner and better managed that neighboring Kalispell, but also more expensive to live in. Still, if you're from a more  More

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Over 15 years ago

Whitefish is a small resort town, close to Glacier National Park. Lots of activities in summer and winter. A great place for kids. The schools are great too.   More

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Reviews for Truckee    3 Reviews

I came to Truckee California about a month prior to this Covid-19 pandemic, to relocate here. Due to this unfortunate circumstance I was temporarily laid off  More

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I moved to Truckee with my soon-to-be ex-wife and two sons in June 2012 and left Truckee in June 2015 with only my sons. My wife got drawn into what I later learned  More

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Yes, it costs more to live in California. And you don't get paid more necessarily if you live in the mountains- but there are some great jobs here if you have the right  More

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59937
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