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Spirit Lake, ID vs Libby, MT

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- Libby spends 36.0% more per student than Spirit Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% lower in Libby than in Spirit Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Libby had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spirit Lake
 Spirit Lake, IDLibby, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,177  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4484573
 Students per Counselor402  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Libby    4 Reviews

Please do not move to my back yard. Yes, it is very beautiful here, but is not an open invitation to move here. This town is a superfund site for asbestosis. The air is  More

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Libby is backed by a huge wilderness area that has gizzly bears, moose, elk, and all sorts of other wild creatures. North of the town of about 2500 where I live, I'm  More

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Over 16 years ago

I hesitate to give any info....to keep the community small, but it's going to get out none the less. The Libby area has more untouched and rarely traveled forests and  More

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