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Missoula, MT vs Sitka, AK

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- Sitka spends 85.4% more per student than Missoula.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Sitka than in Missoula. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sitka had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Missoula
 Missoula, MTSitka, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,847$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,200  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,070$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11844573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Sitka    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Sitka is a stunning place that, depending on your definition, can be quite sunny. Sitka had 260 days of sun in 2010 and 228 in 2009 if you count any day the sun comes  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in the three largest communities in SE Alaska for over 25 years and Sitka is by far the best. It is known as the emerald of  More

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Sitka has got to be one of the most beautiful places on earth when the skies clear of rain and clouds... If you yearn for a remote island community with plenty of  More

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