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Missoula, MT vs Ashland, VA

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Highlights
- Ashland spends 12.8% less per student than Missoula.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Ashland than in Missoula. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashland had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Missoula
 Missoula, MTAshland, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,200  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,246$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
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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Reviews for Ashland    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Ashland Is by far the best place to live without Living In the city of richmond yes the housing is more but its safer and has THE BEST SCHOOL IN VA. My brother loves his  More

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Where to begin: With a kid in college in this town I have access to all the good and bad opinions. Have you ever heard of Homemades By Suzanne? Great Deli for eat in  More

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Ashland is built around an excellent small liberal arts college, Randolph-Macon College. The school enjoys a great reputation with both Richmond and D.C. offering  More

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