2025 Compare Cities Education:
Helena, MT vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 30.8% more per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.3% higher in Seattle than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, MTSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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