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Columbia, MO vs Bigfork, MT

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Highlights
- Bigfork spends 4.4% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% higher in Bigfork than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bigfork had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOBigfork, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,491$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4294573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Bigfork    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Artist village drawing pre-retirement and retirement individuals to the valley surrounded by the Swan Mountain Range. Provides boating on the largest fresh water lake  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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