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Springfield, MA vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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- Butte-Silver Bow spends 39.5% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.1% higher in Butte-Silver Bow than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Butte-Silver Bow had 18.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, MAButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,950$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,553  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4624573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Springfield    15 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Springfield is experiencing a rejeuvenation. Does the city have issues? Of course, what medium-sized city doesn't? During the past year, a new $1 billion MGM  More

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This city has a bad rep that is unwarranted. I just bought a terrific little house in a quiet and friendly neighborhood. Everywhere I go in this town, people are  More

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Over 11 years ago

I just moved to Springfield almost a year now. I moved there because I know the housing stock there is plentiful. It's also very affordable. The most affordable place to  More

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Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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