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

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- Yelm spends 11.5% more per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% higher in Yelm than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yelm had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, MTYelm, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,469  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Yelm    2 Reviews
Louis · Yelm, WA
Quality of Life
Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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jennifer · Yelm, WA
Yelm is our little known secret, don't tell anyone
Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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