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Seattle, WA vs Bigfork, MT

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Highlights
- Bigfork spends 32.1% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.0% lower in Bigfork than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bigfork had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle
 Seattle, WABigfork, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,491$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4294573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Bigfork    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Artist village drawing pre-retirement and retirement individuals to the valley surrounded by the Swan Mountain Range. Provides boating on the largest fresh water lake  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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