2025 Compare Cities Education:
Helena, MT vs Little Rock, AR

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Highlights
- Little Rock spends 11.1% less per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Little Rock than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Little Rock had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, MTLittle Rock, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,630$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,137$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5454573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  More

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