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Polson, MT vs Melrose, MA

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- Melrose spends 57.5% more per student than Polson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Melrose than in Polson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melrose had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Polson
 Polson, MTMelrose, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,378  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Polson    2 Reviews
Karen · Polson, MT
Beautiful location, reat vacation, tough vocation.
Over 17 years ago

Good for retirees. Otherwise, hard to make a living. Cost of living exceeds  More

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Marshall · Kalispell, MT
Hokey Pokey
Over 17 years ago

Polson is a small, howdy-do kinda town. Significant crime is almost unheard of, it's mostly just the occasional punk breaks into his grandpa's house and steals $500.   More

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Reviews for Melrose    1 Reviews
Roy · Framingham, MA
great community
Over 12 years ago

Melrose is located a mere 7 miles from Boston and is only one of four cities in MA without a major road traversing, there are three commuter rail stops. It's filled  More

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