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Shelby, MT vs Soda Springs, ID

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Highlights
- Soda Springs spends 32.9% less per student than Shelby.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.3% higher in Soda Springs than in Shelby. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Soda Springs had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelby
 Shelby, MTSoda Springs, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,937$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,345  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4464573
 Students per Counselor236  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Shelby    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Yes, there is shopping available, but you have to drive 1 1/2 hours to Great Falls, with very poor shopping for it's size, or 2 1/2 hours over a mountain pass (almost  More

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Reviews for Soda Springs    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Beautiful to live in the mountains in a small town, but watch out! If you aren't "one of them" it is extremely difficult to find and keep employment. The chemical  More

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