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Polson, MT vs Soldotna, AK

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Highlights
- Soldotna spends 24.5% more per student than Polson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% higher in Soldotna than in Polson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Soldotna had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Polson
 Polson, MTSoldotna, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,627$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,378  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,414$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5714573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Polson    2 Reviews

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

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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 Soldotna    1 Reviews

May through late August: Summer with highs being in the 70's. This Summer (2006) so far it's been mainly cloudy and rainy. Our Summer daylight is awesome though, and  More

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