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Santa Fe, NM vs Great Falls, MT

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Highlights
- Great Falls spends 8.9% less per student than Santa Fe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% lower in Great Falls than in Santa Fe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Falls had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Fe

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 Santa Fe, NMGreat Falls, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,138$13,789$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,926$10,278$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,510$6,260$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3414.8816.23
 Students per Librarian14983844573
 Students per Counselor310336530
 Grade School Educ.5.7%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.9%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%24.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%27.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.2%7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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Reviews for Great Falls    22 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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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ZIPS IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
87507 87505 87501
ZIPS IN GREAT FALLS, MONTANA
59405 59404 59401

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