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Oro Valley, AZ vs Helena, MT

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Highlights
- Helena spends 42.6% more per student than Oro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% lower in Helena than in Oro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Helena had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oro Valley
 Oro Valley, AZHelena, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,341$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4214573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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Reviews for Helena    17 Reviews

I spent 6 months living on a ranch in the Helena valley. This was during the population boom Montana experienced after covid. Helena has some great mountain biking  More

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Over 3 years ago

We transplanted from Southern California 3 years ago and have never looked back! Living in the small unincorporated town of York Montana located in the Helena nation  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 16 years. It is a great place to grow  More

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