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Helena, MT vs Hood River, OR

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- Hood River spends 24.8% more per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% higher in Hood River than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hood River had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, MTHood River, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,136$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,980$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5754573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Helena    17 Reviews
Doug · Helena Valley West Central, MT
Nice safe mountain town. Little too quiet for me
Over 3 years ago

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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Christine · Helena Valley West Central, MT
Best Decision Ever
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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Al 68 · Ogden, UT
Growing up in Helena
Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 16 years. It is a great place to grow  More

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Reviews for Hood River    10 Reviews
John · White Salmon, WA
A Troubling phenom in paradise
Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for 20 years coming from the NY east coast area. This is a lot better in Summer as reflected in the rents which are out of this world -- $200 per  More

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Hope · Hood River, OR
Hood River Oregon
Over 10 years ago

Hood River Oregon is a amazing place to live the winters are awesome lots to do.The two things that i found that sucks about hood river is the cost of living and the  More

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Alex · The Dalles, OR
Register Voters
Over 15 years ago

I would like to know how many Hispanics are register voters in the city of The Dalles OR. And how many Hispanics are there in the ciy of The Dalles  More

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