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Dillon, MT vs Boise City, ID

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- Boise City spends 35.0% less per student than Dillon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% higher in Boise City than in Dillon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boise City had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dillon
 Dillon, MTBoise City, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,236  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10314573
 Students per Counselor293  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Dillon    5 Reviews

Small town culture with great schools and an excellent medical community. Pre-school through Post Graduate degrees available from caring dedicated teachers. Friendly  More

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The economic climate in Dillon (Beaverhead County) remains steady amid rising fuel costs, etc. Dillon is the home of many cottage industry and small businesses as well  More

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Over 17 years ago

I live here because I go to college here. The rent here is cheap but scarce. People tend to be stuck in their ways, and even though I am a fourth-generation Montanan,  More

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Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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