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Helena, MT vs Puyallup, WA

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- Puyallup spends 19.7% more per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.3% higher in Puyallup than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, MTPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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