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Arroyo Grande, CA vs Missoula, MT

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- Missoula spends 19.1% less per student than Arroyo Grande.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.1% lower in Missoula than in Arroyo Grande. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Missoula had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arroyo Grande
 Arroyo Grande, CAMissoula, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,865$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,770$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4694573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Arroyo Grande    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Arroyo Grande is a nice place to live. However, it is rather expensive for many people. There is a large retirement community living here, and home and rental prices are  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived here for nearly thirty years and love it. Great, easy climate year round. I know what I'm talking about--having lived in San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada,  More

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People from here absolutely love it and refuse to admit that it is much too expensive. They hate change. To live in a good school area will cost you dearly. There is  More

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Reviews for Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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