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Del Mar, CA vs Missoula, MT

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Highlights
- Missoula spends 21.4% less per student than Del Mar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.4% lower in Missoula than in Del Mar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Missoula had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Del Mar
 Del Mar, CAMissoula, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,865$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,770$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4694573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Del Mar    2 Reviews

I'm born, and raised in the Chicago area, and had most of my career while living in the Washington, DC area. San Diego does take some getting used to. Where you live  More

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Over 15 years ago

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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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