2025 Compare Cities Education:
Helena, AL vs Missoula, MT

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Highlights
- Missoula spends 14.7% more per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in Missoula than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Missoula had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, ALMissoula, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,865$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,243  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,770$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4694573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Helena    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I raised my five children in Helena, Al 27 yrs ago when it was just one road and a few neighborhoods. Everytime I drive thru AL,I take the small detour thru Helena. It  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved to Helena from Florida. Although I miss Florida, Helena is a nice little town to live in except for rush hour traffic. Life is very quiet in Helena and we have  More

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Reviews for Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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