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Alpine, TX vs Yelm, WA

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- Yelm spends 1.9% less per student than Alpine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.5% higher in Yelm than in Alpine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yelm had 9.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alpine
 Alpine, TXYelm, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,630  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Alpine    1 Reviews
Steven · Alpine, TX
Blue Collar town full of low life law enforcement
Over 10 years ago

This is a geographically beautiful place. With Sul Ross University here you would expect a more educated population. Sadly, this town is dominated by law enforcement and  More

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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews
Louis · Yelm, WA
Quality of Life
Over 17 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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jennifer · Yelm, WA
Yelm is our little known secret, don't tell anyone
Over 17 years ago

I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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