2025 Compare Cities Education:
Smithfield, VA vs Helena, MT

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Highlights
- Helena spends 27.1% more per student than Smithfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Helena than in Smithfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Helena had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Smithfield
 Smithfield, VAHelena, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,341$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4214573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Smithfield    4 Reviews

The entire Isle of Wight area is incredibly racist and a good old boys town. I came to the Hampton Roads area to get away from the racism in the mountains. The areas of  More

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I lived in Smithfield for a few years.not for me.lots of litter,human feces in the phone booth,hot and to Southern for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Smithfield, VA is a bedroom community that has no major industry and has been over developed with houses driving the value of houses down across the entire county. I  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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