2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grass Valley, CA vs Helena, MT

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Highlights
- Helena spends 31.1% less per student than Grass Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% lower in Helena than in Grass Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Helena had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grass Valley
 Grass Valley, CAHelena, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,341$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4214573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Helena    17 Reviews

I spent 6 months living on a ranch in the Helena valley. This was during the population boom Montana experienced after covid. Helena has some great mountain biking  More

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Over 3 years ago

We transplanted from Southern California 3 years ago and have never looked back! Living in the small unincorporated town of York Montana located in the Helena nation  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 16 years. It is a great place to grow  More

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