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

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Highlights
- Bend spends 3.8% more per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% higher in Bend than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, MTBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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