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Columbia Falls, MT vs Bishop, CA

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Highlights
- Bishop spends 7.1% more per student than Columbia Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% higher in Bishop than in Columbia Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bishop had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia Falls
 Columbia Falls, MTBishop, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,590$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,022$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor337  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia Falls    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Plenty to do outside year round, though void of culture and decent  More

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Over 17 years ago

Columbia Falls is a very laid back blue collar sort of town. There is a wonderful ski resort less than 15 miles away, lakes & rivers only short driving distances away,  More

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Reviews for Bishop    4 Reviews

Beautiful surroundings, but it’s a small town and if they don’t like you, they will be exclusionary. A lot of passive aggressiveness and suppressed anger, especially  More

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Over 9 years ago

It's amazing that HIGH CRIME rate 1-10 Bishop 72 The property crime 1-100 Bishop 72. Do they release ex-cons to that city from the nearby  More

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Over 11 years ago

Housing prices are rising. not much available I am considering. Moving out of  More

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