2026 Compare Cities Education:
Helena, MT vs Woodland, CA

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Highlights
- Woodland spends 8.9% less per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.9% higher in Woodland than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Woodland had 13.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, MTWoodland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,977$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,130$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock49694573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 4 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 6 years ago

I lived here for 16 years. It is a great place to grow  More

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Reviews for Woodland    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am pretty unhappy about the water quality in Woodland. I have always drank bottled water, it is just what I was raised on. I have wanted to drink tap water to save the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Affordable, with good schools. Negative: hottest part of los angeles  More

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Over 20 years ago

Small town slowly  More

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