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Great Falls, MT vs Richland, WA

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Highlights
- Richland spends 35.7% more per student than Great Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.9% higher in Richland than in Great Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richland had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Falls
 Great Falls, MTRichland, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,710$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,278  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,955$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11224573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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