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Helena, MT vs Silverthorne, CO

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Highlights
- Silverthorne spends 15.8% more per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% lower in Silverthorne than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silverthorne had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, MTSilverthorne, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,764$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,733$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7034573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%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.  Unlock16.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Silverthorne    2 Reviews

We've lived here 2 1/2 years, three winters now, and although I'm not a huge fan of winter, and there's a lot of it here, at least there are really fun things to do. We  More

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Over 19 years ago

Silverthorne is a great place to live, but the cost of housing and living has recently put a big separation between the working class and the rest of the  More

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