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Paris, TX vs Great Falls, MT

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Highlights
- Great Falls spends 13.5% more per student than Paris.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% higher in Great Falls than in Paris. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Falls had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Paris
 Paris, TXGreat Falls, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,789$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,260$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3844573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Paris    13 Reviews

It's a city where the city administration [ City Mayor, Commissioners, City Manager, DA of the County, & Police Dept] - protects the gangs/  More

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The cost of living runs close to 30% lower than the average for the US. The local parish, Our Lady of Victory, can accommodate another 100 - 200 families. The State of  More

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Over 14 years ago

Paris is a very small city, it is basically for retirees, not much to offer here. The cost of living is the BEST thing I can say about Paris and that the people are  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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