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Grass Valley, CA vs Bigfork, MT

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- Bigfork spends 38.8% less per student than Grass Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% lower in Bigfork than in Grass Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bigfork had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grass Valley
 Grass Valley, CABigfork, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,491$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4294573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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Reviews for Bigfork    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Artist village drawing pre-retirement and retirement individuals to the valley surrounded by the Swan Mountain Range. Provides boating on the largest fresh water lake  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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