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Spirit Lake, ID vs Bigfork, MT

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- Bigfork spends 54.7% more per student than Spirit Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Bigfork than in Spirit Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bigfork had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spirit Lake
 Spirit Lake, IDBigfork, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,177  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,491$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4294573
 Students per Counselor402  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Spirit Lake    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The elevation is about 2600 feet not 5800  More

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Spirit Lake has it's own little micro-climate. In the summer, the mountains block some of the rain that the rest of the area seems to get. In the winter, it is  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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