2025 Compare Cities Education:
Crystal Lake, IL vs Columbia Falls, MT

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Highlights
- Columbia Falls spends 27.9% less per student than Crystal Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% higher in Columbia Falls than in Crystal Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia Falls had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Crystal Lake
 Crystal Lake, ILColumbia Falls, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,554  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,491$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4294573
 Students per Counselor578  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Crystal Lake    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great area for recreational boating, fishing and biking. Great place to involve your kids as there are lots of opportunities' for football, baseball and dance. For  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have been living here for 12 years. It's a nice community with friendly people, but I hate the weather. It feels like winter is 6 months long with many overcast days,  More

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Over 12 years ago

A nice place to raise a family, but not a lot of diversity. We are looking to move from here and searching in the Colorado  More

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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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