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Decorah, IA vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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- Butte-Silver Bow spends 8.6% less per student than Decorah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% higher in Butte-Silver Bow than in Decorah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Butte-Silver Bow had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Decorah
 Decorah, IAButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,950$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,451  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4624573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Decorah    3 Reviews

ridiculously expensive housing for such a small town. The wages in the town do not even remotely compensate for the high cost of housing. Average housing prices start  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have been a resident of Decorah, IA for 26 years. Decorah is located in the northeast corner of Iowa. When we entertain out of town guests they always comment how  More

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Over 15 years ago

This college has the most extensive music program of any liberal arts college around, has a strong connection to public radio, and Decorah is reputed to be a lovely  More

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Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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