2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ellensburg, WA vs Patterson, NY

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Highlights
- Patterson spends 74.0% more per student than Ellensburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.0% lower in Patterson than in Ellensburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Patterson had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ellensburg
 Ellensburg, WAPatterson, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,726$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,613  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,543$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9704573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Patterson    1 Reviews

Patterson still has some of the small town charm and rural feel but the landscape has been slowly changed from a farming community to a bedroom community. We have some  More

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