2025 Compare Cities Education:
Montgomery, AL vs Compton, CA

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Highlights
- Compton spends 72.5% more per student than Montgomery.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Compton than in Montgomery. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Compton had 27.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Montgomery
 Montgomery, ALCompton, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock22.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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Reviews for Compton    6 Reviews

I visit Compton each Summer. This is one of the most welcoming and spectacular cities to work. live and raise a family in. The educational system is superior to most,  More

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Over 10 years ago

looking for a good neighborhood to live in  More

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What was the last writer thinking! Must have been locked up too long, or hasn't been around much. Probably lived in Compton or LA County his whole life. Compton is  More

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