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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Helena, MT vs Watertown, NY

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- Watertown spends 41.0% more per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% lower in Watertown than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, MTWatertown, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,632$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,905$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4004573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Watertown    2 Reviews
Ronald · New York, NY
Nice quiet town but many small town issues
Over 7 years ago

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Jaymes · Watertown, NY
Watertown, NY
Over 17 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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