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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, MT vs Shepherd, MT
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- Shepherd spends 23.9% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% higher in Shepherd than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shepherd had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
Columbus, MT
Shepherd, MT
United States
Expend. per Student
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$14,246
$15,905
Educ. Expend. per Student
$12,577
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$13,142
Instr. Expend. per Student
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$6,827
$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio
13.13
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16.23
Students per Librarian
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463
4573
Students per Counselor
266
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530
Grade School Educ.
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6.0%
4.8%
Some High School Educ.
2.6%
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6.3%
High School Educ.
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92.3%
88.9%
Some College Educ.
27.2%
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20.0%
2 yr College Grad.
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15.1%
8.7%
4 yr College Grad.
24.9%
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33.7%
Masters Grad.
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9.5%
9.3%
Professional Degree
2.0%
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2.2%
Doctorate Degree
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0.0%
1.5%
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