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Custer, SD vs Miles City, MT

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Highlights
- Miles City spends 16.2% less per student than Custer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% higher in Miles City than in Custer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miles City had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Custer
 Custer, SDMiles City, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,549$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,279  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,806$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Custer    1 Reviews

We retired and moved to the country so I could live my dream of breeding horses. Country living takes a period of adjustment, but I love country living, and it would be  More

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Reviews for Miles City    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I grew up in Miles City and enjoyed the town. If you are looking for a small rural Cowboy town than this is your place. It is very safe and I thought the schools were  More

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Over 18 years ago

Miles City has great weather, lots of nature and is really relaxed and improving fast in regard to housing and what it offers. The only drawback is that you will not  More

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