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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alta, WY vs Big Sky, MT
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- Big Sky spends 27.7% less per student than Alta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.1% higher in Big Sky than in Alta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Big Sky had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alta
Alta, WY
Big Sky, MT
United States
Expend. per Student
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$15,164
$15,905
Educ. Expend. per Student
$19,843
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$13,142
Instr. Expend. per Student
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$6,018
$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio
11.02
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16.23
Students per Librarian
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400
4573
Students per Counselor
227
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530
Grade School Educ.
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0.0%
4.8%
Some High School Educ.
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6.3%
High School Educ.
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97.8%
88.9%
Some College Educ.
36.1%
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20.0%
2 yr College Grad.
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5.1%
8.7%
4 yr College Grad.
63.9%
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33.7%
Masters Grad.
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15.3%
9.3%
Professional Degree
0.0%
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2.2%
Doctorate Degree
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0.9%
1.5%
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