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Boston, MA vs Helena, MT

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Highlights
- Helena spends 47.8% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.4% higher in Helena than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Helena had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MAHelena, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,341$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4214573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Helena    17 Reviews

I spent 6 months living on a ranch in the Helena valley. This was during the population boom Montana experienced after covid. Helena has some great mountain biking  More

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Over 3 years ago

We transplanted from Southern California 3 years ago and have never looked back! Living in the small unincorporated town of York Montana located in the Helena nation  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 16 years. It is a great place to grow  More

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