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Durango, CO vs Great Falls, MT

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- Great Falls spends 6.2% more per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% higher in Great Falls than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Falls had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango
 Durango, COGreat Falls, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,789$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,260$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3844573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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Reviews for Great Falls    22 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. The lack of educational opportunities and adequate work opportunities made it extremely difficult to thrive. Upon leaving to the nearest metropolitan  More

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Please do not move to Great Falls if you are a liberal. Don't make a great red place go blue and ruin one of the last best unspoiled country places not yet destroyed by  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Great Falls from 2012-2015 and could not leave fast enough! We lived near the downtown area (which you think would be nice with a $1200/month rent...) where  More

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