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Fernley, NV vs Yakima, WA

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- Yakima spends 41.2% more per student than Fernley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% higher in Yakima than in Fernley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yakima had 16.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fernley
 Fernley, NVYakima, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,346$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,886  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,790$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16484573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Fernley    1 Reviews

Fernley is not a bad place to live, and it's close to Reno. This growing community is only going to get better as time goes on with all of the industry building going  More

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Reviews for Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

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Over 9 years ago

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

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Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  More

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