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Helena, MT vs Poulsbo, WA

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- Poulsbo spends 15.2% more per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% higher in Poulsbo than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poulsbo had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, MTPoulsbo, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Poulsbo    7 Reviews
Danny · Poulsbo, WA
Corrections to note regarding Poulsbo
Over 8 years ago

The description above states that "the ferry takes 1hour and that they are one and a half hour apart." That is only true for Bremerton, a place with a very different  More

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Richard · Corrales, NM
Rainfall
Over 10 years ago

Need contour map of  More

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Hatbuddy · Poulsbo, WA
Complete Lawlessness In All Areas Not just firewor
Over 11 years ago

Lorena MOVE TO KITSAP COUNTY Washington IF YOU WANT FIREWORKS. Extreme and excessive fireworks used there. Illegal rockets and other Indian Fireworks (are literally just  More

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