2026 Compare Cities Education:
Missoula, MT vs Pocono, PA

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Highlights
- Pocono spends 80.1% more per student than Missoula.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Pocono than in Missoula. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pocono had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Missoula
 Missoula, MTPocono, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,173$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,200  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,149$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7104573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 6 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 Pocono    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I like many things about my move from NYC to Tannersville, PA. The country view and the open roads are GREAT. The cost of living here is lower than the city and there  More

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Over 11 years ago

Sadly school and property taxes make this place next to impossible at the average local earnings rate. Supposedly PA has a ancient two tear tax structure that makes  More

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Over 19 years ago

The cost of living out weighs the Income  More

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