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Miles City, MT vs Sandpoint, ID

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- Sandpoint spends 6.9% less per student than Miles City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Sandpoint than in Miles City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sandpoint had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Miles City
 Miles City, MTSandpoint, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,214  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,851$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6174573
 Students per Counselor285  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Miles City    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I grew up in Miles City and enjoyed the town. If you are looking for a small rural Cowboy town than this is your place. It is very safe and I thought the schools were  More

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Over 18 years ago

Miles City has great weather, lots of nature and is really relaxed and improving fast in regard to housing and what it offers. The only drawback is that you will not  More

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Reviews for Sandpoint    26 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Very attractive and beautiful place, definitely somewhere I would want to live. Never have I seen a nicer city, or is it a large town? Either way, gorgeous, lots to do.  More

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It's a little too sprawling in the town itself for what I'm looking for, but the surrounding and just outside of town areas are beautiful, densely green and the native  More

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I lived there in 1998 & 1999 -loved the place and its scenery, wildlife and friendly  More

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