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Shelton, WA vs Hamilton, MT

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Highlights
- Hamilton spends 26.0% less per student than Shelton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% lower in Hamilton than in Shelton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hamilton had 15.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelton
 Shelton, WAHamilton, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,853$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,853$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4254573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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Reviews for Hamilton    5 Reviews

If you are looking for a great place for family, privacy, views, recreation and the BEST GOLF in the state of Montana, look no further than the Stock Farm Club in  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hamilton indeed is a beautiful place but many of the people here are bigoted toward outsiders AND there is a serious drug problem in Hamilton. Third worst drug problem  More

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Over 17 years ago

Serious crime is so low that a lot of people don't even lock their cars or  More

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