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Cedar Rapids, IA vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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- Butte-Silver Bow spends 19.4% less per student than Cedar Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% higher in Butte-Silver Bow than in Cedar Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Butte-Silver Bow had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Rapids
 Cedar Rapids, IAButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,950$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,730  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4624573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 4 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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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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