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Bozeman, MT vs Rifle, CO

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Highlights
- Rifle spends 9.3% less per student than Bozeman.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Rifle than in Bozeman. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rifle had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bozeman
 Bozeman, MTRifle, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,384  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,791$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor309  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Bozeman    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

My family is from the region, two generations back, and I spent both summers and winter holidays there with my grandparents (my parents only moved away in the 1960’s  More

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Over 4 years ago

I will love it more I keep saying they’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

Democrat transplants have turned Bozeman into a fetid rat race. It no longer looks like Montana, nor do the people there act like Montanans. Democrats are turning once  More

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Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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