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Helena, MT vs Lake City, CO

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Highlights
- Lake City spends 745.3% more per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.1% lower in Lake City than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake City had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, MTLake City, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$129,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1544573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Lake City    1 Reviews

Though Lake City is currently weathering the economic miasma far better than the nathional averages in median home price, unemployment, and twice the national average  More

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