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Great Falls, MT vs Elk Grove, CA

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Highlights
- Elk Grove spends 10.5% more per student than Great Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.9% higher in Elk Grove than in Great Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk Grove had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Falls
 Great Falls, MTElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,278  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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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Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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