2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kalispell, MT vs Fruita, CO

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Highlights
- Fruita spends 11.1% more per student than Kalispell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% higher in Fruita than in Kalispell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fruita had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalispell
 Kalispell, MTFruita, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor337  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Kalispell    34 Reviews

My 2022 updated review, only touching on the recent changes. Kalispell is no longer affordable for most middle class people. The world discovered us during COVID and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Against my better judgement I will write a completely honest review from a hird generation resident.. Kalispell is one of the most beautiful places you will ever see,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for a long time. Lots of folks have moved here and driven the price of everything through the roof. Getting ready to leave. Price of housing, both buying  More

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Reviews for Fruita    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I moved my Family to Fruit in January of 2013---It has been a very good community to live. It is a pedestrian friendly community and we feel very safe. Only one local  More

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My mother, sister and grandparents lived in Mack close to the railroad and stock pens. They say that our grandparents ran a restaurant/bar near their. Said that the  More

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Over 15 years ago

local politics are controlled by larger city (denver) liberal anti American views. We all know what America stands for and what it is supposed to be, and neither the  More

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