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Helena, MT vs Harlowton, MT

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Highlights
- Harlowton spends 29.0% more per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.5% lower in Harlowton than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harlowton had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, MTHarlowton, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,791$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,349$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2924573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Harlowton    2 Reviews

It is still rural Montana. Very quaint and soooo quiet. Yet quite a bit to do in the area and easy access to anywhere in Montana including the Canadian border its only 4  More

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Over 2 years ago

It's by far the most peaceful place I've ever lived. The sky is absolutely gorgeous and it's centrally located so its about the same distance to go to any of the bigger  More

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