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Ellensburg, WA vs Canyon, TX

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Highlights
- Canyon spends 19.0% less per student than Ellensburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Canyon than in Ellensburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Canyon had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ellensburg
 Ellensburg, WACanyon, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,761$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,613  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,876$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5364573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Ellensburg    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Q: where r the best places in the Ellensburg area that r protected from wind? Otherwise, is s good  More

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Over 18 years ago

This is a great town to live and raise a family. The central location is wonderful, close enough to take a day trip to Seattle. There's skiing close by, rivers to go  More

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Reviews for Canyon    2 Reviews

Have lived in Canyon for over 15 years. Planned on making this our retirement home 12 years before we actually moved here and don't plan on ever leaving. City is  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved here from Northern California to go to West Texas A&M. The town is "dry" (doesn't sell alcohol in the city limits), so there are no bars. Not a whole lot of  More

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