2024 Compare Cities Education:
Tacoma, WA vs Great Falls, MT

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Highlights
- Great Falls spends 24.9% less per student than Tacoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% lower in Great Falls than in Tacoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Falls had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tacoma
 Tacoma, WAGreat Falls, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,363$13,789$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056$10,278$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,966$6,260$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6814.8816.23
 Students per Librarian11393844573
 Students per Counselor441336530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.2%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%24.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.3%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%27.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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Reviews for Great Falls    22 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I grew up here. The lack of educational opportunities and adequate work opportunities made it extremely difficult to thrive. Upon leaving to the nearest metropolitan  More

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Please do not move to Great Falls if you are a liberal. Don't make a great red place go blue and ruin one of the last best unspoiled country places not yet destroyed by  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in Great Falls from 2012-2015 and could not leave fast enough! We lived near the downtown area (which you think would be nice with a $1200/month rent...) where  More

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