2025 Compare Cities Education:
Riverton, WY vs Helena, MT

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Highlights
- Helena spends 37.0% less per student than Riverton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% higher in Helena than in Riverton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Helena had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Riverton
 Riverton, WYHelena, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,200  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,341$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4214573
 Students per Counselor245  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Riverton    2 Reviews

The City of Riverton has some significant issues to contend with. There is a high property crime issue due to proximity to the Wind River Reservation. There is an  More

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problems that affect quality of life. There are a lot of hidden costs to living in Riverton as well as much of Wyoming. This is especially true when it comes to auto  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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