2025 Compare Cities Education:
Missoula, MT vs Lyons, CO

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Highlights
- Lyons spends 25.6% more per student than Missoula.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% higher in Lyons than in Missoula. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lyons had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Missoula
 Missoula, MTLyons, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,200  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%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 Lyons    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My child attended LMSH from 6th grade through 8th grade.  During that time she was bullied so severely that it has caused severe trauma.  The bullying was  More

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Over 15 years ago

The teachers at both schools (elem and HS) are very good. Although I am disappointed in the district and where they spend their money. Recently the school added more  More

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Lyons has it's circles. It's not very tolerant of those who do not fit the majority  More

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