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Liberty Lake, WA vs Columbia Falls, MT

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- Columbia Falls spends 22.9% less per student than Liberty Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% lower in Columbia Falls than in Liberty Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia Falls had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Liberty Lake
 Liberty Lake, WAColumbia Falls, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,491$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4294573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Liberty Lake    3 Reviews

Liberty Lake is a rare find anywhere in the country. This town is a Tree City USA, with a small population, lots of big nice parks, lots of community events (awesome  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have lived in many places and this is by far the best in all  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved to Liberty Lake seven years ago, and we love it here. It offers Well manicured Streets and walk ways for walkers, bikers, mom's pushing strollers, walking  More

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Reviews for Columbia Falls    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Plenty to do outside year round, though void of culture and decent  More

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Over 17 years ago

Columbia Falls is a very laid back blue collar sort of town. There is a wonderful ski resort less than 15 miles away, lakes & rivers only short driving distances away,  More

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