2025 Compare Cities Education:
Decatur, GA vs Missoula, MT

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Highlights
- Missoula spends 10.4% less per student than Decatur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% higher in Missoula than in Decatur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Missoula had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Decatur
 Decatur, GAMissoula, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,865$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,120  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,770$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4694573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Decatur    9 Reviews

I have lived in this city for over a year. Even though the area I live in is quiet and the neighbors are nice, the crime that happens around my area is terrible. It  More

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Over 14 years ago

Depending on where you live in Decatur, you will have a different view of the city. Here in Georgia, you have the peculiar situation of having both a city of Decatur and  More

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Over 15 years ago

I am currently living in Memphis, Tn. I am considering moving to Georgia! How is the job market there, and which cities do you recommend to consider buying a  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 5 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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