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Butte-Silver Bow, MT vs Crestone, CO

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- Crestone spends 127.6% more per student than Butte-Silver Bow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% lower in Crestone than in Butte-Silver Bow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Crestone had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Butte-Silver Bow
 Butte-Silver Bow, MTCrestone, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,470$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,891  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,959$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10734573
 Students per Counselor370  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock100.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock0.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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Reviews for Crestone    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The small town of Crestone, Co is a strange amalgam of Buddhism, ranching culture, Hinduism and a hippie vibe. Somehow, all of these different influences have  More

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I've been coming to Crestone my entire life as my grandparents had a home here in the 1960s. I have great memories from those days...the town was friendly and clean and  More

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Over 9 years ago

With less than 200 people, its hard to create a life here. It's a gorgeous place and people are friendly, yet I could not seem to meet any reliable people. Crestone  More

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