2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisburg, OR vs Helena, MT

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Highlights
- Helena spends 14.7% less per student than Harrisburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% lower in Helena than in Harrisburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Helena had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisburg
 Harrisburg, ORHelena, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,341$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4214573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisburg    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Harrisburg is where you go to die. Seriously! There is no life to be had here. There is nothing here to do. They don't even have something as small and simple as a red  More

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The water quality is listed as a 60 and if you lived here you would know it is a complete "0". Sometimes the water is actually as brown as tea! It tastes so bad that  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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