2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chicago, IL vs Missoula, MT

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Highlights
- Missoula spends 41.3% less per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in Missoula than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Missoula had 12.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILMissoula, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,865$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,770$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4694573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  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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