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New York, NY vs Great Falls, MT

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Highlights
- Great Falls spends 26.9% less per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% higher in Great Falls than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Falls had 12.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYGreat Falls, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,789$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,260$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3844573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Great Falls    22 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. The lack of educational opportunities and adequate work opportunities made it extremely difficult to thrive. Upon leaving to the nearest metropolitan  More

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Please do not move to Great Falls if you are a liberal. Don't make a great red place go blue and ruin one of the last best unspoiled country places not yet destroyed by  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Great Falls from 2012-2015 and could not leave fast enough! We lived near the downtown area (which you think would be nice with a $1200/month rent...) where  More

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