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Sonora, CA vs Bigfork, MT

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Highlights
- Bigfork spends 3.1% less per student than Sonora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.7% lower in Bigfork than in Sonora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bigfork had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sonora
 Sonora, CABigfork, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,803  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,491$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4294573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  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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