2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mill Valley, CA vs Missoula, MT

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Highlights
- Missoula spends 39.1% less per student than Mill Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% lower in Missoula than in Mill Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Missoula had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mill Valley
 Mill Valley, CAMissoula, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,865$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,770$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4694573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.75.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Mill Valley    7 Reviews

I lived in southern Marin County for 20 years and lived it. Just moved  More

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Over 15 years ago

Mill Valley is a perfect place to live and raise a family, if you don't mind a cost of living index of 233. Don't distress - go mountain biking or hiking with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Good weather all year around. Great public schools. Cost of living very high. Crime low wonderful outdoor activities nearby like hiking, beaches,  More

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Reviews for Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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