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Covington, LA vs Missoula, MT

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Highlights
- Missoula spends 3.5% less per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% lower in Missoula than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Missoula had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington
 Covington, LAMissoula, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,865$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,092  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,770$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4694573
 Students per Counselor457  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Covington    3 Reviews

I have lived half of my life in Covington, LA and can honestly say I am glad that I moved back to the country in Bush, LA. Covington is too clogged with traffic, stores,  More

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Over 17 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. Since Hurricane Katrina the area has exploded with people and traffic. It's a nice place to visit but you don't want to live  More

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Over 19 years ago

What kind of family entertainment do Covington  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 6 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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