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Missoula, MT vs Cerritos, CA

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Highlights
- Cerritos spends 35.5% more per student than Missoula.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.3% higher in Cerritos than in Missoula. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cerritos had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Missoula
 Missoula, MTCerritos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,200  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Cerritos    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

cerritos offers an extensive menu of recreational and cultural activities....to a citizen population that is very  More

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I grew up in Cerritos when it was still a dairy farming area and new housing tracts were starting to be built, back in the early 70s. I saw firsthand how the area had  More

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Over 18 years ago

Cerritos is an outstanding place to raise a family. The city is very well maintained. The city makes sure that homes have well kept exteriors. The parks are great. The  More

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