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Cle Elum, WA vs Auburn, WA

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Highlights
- Auburn spends 10.1% more per student than Cle Elum.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% higher in Auburn than in Cle Elum. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Auburn had 11.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cle Elum
 Cle Elum, WAAuburn, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,613  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.18.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Cle Elum    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I visit Washington state twice a year, staying in Cle Elum. Wish I could afford the housing. The new resort area has outpriced all available land. The outdoor life is  More

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Reviews for Auburn    9 Reviews

We lived in a big house on the West Hill of Auburn and then moved to a small rambler amid the big houses on the East Hill of Auburn. So we've lived within the city of  More

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Hello, I have lived in Auburn WA for about 8 years or so, Auburn is a great place to live, full of awesome people and awesome everyday life if you enjoy a 9-5 job and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Auburn is a very ugly, and dirty city, rain and clouds 9 months of the year. Has become really ghetto and would not recommend anyone coming here. Houses are expensive  More

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