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Gonzales, LA vs Missoula, MT

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Highlights
- Missoula spends 12.8% less per student than Gonzales.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Missoula than in Gonzales. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Missoula had 13.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gonzales
 Gonzales, LAMissoula, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,865$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,379  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,770$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4694573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Gonzales    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Quality of Life is like a mantra here, unfortunately more of a political one. The area is growing at an astounding rate but mostly in my opinion due to location. Right  More

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Gonzales (and surrounding area) is a fair town to live in. Not much to brag about, little or no excitement except youth sports, but then there is very little crime here  More

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A very family oriented place with little to no cultural activities outside of regional ones. Be prepared to feel like a 'stranger in a strange land'  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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