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Goldendale, WA vs Van Alstyne, TX

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Highlights
- Van Alstyne spends 0.9% less per student than Goldendale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.2% lower in Van Alstyne than in Goldendale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Van Alstyne had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Goldendale
 Goldendale, WAVan Alstyne, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,827$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,919  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,524$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12994573
 Students per Counselor606  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Goldendale    5 Reviews

GOLDENDALE is loved by a very select, elite, and religious group. I withhold using labels to describe the mentality of Goldendale, but can describe the hostile treatment  More

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Read the two reviews before I made this commentary. The reviews submitted so far are from locals who have survived some economic hard times in the area. Both of these  More

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I have lived here all of my 34 years and its has been a great place to live, raise a family, have what fun there is to have and just to relax. A beautiful place for the  More

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Reviews for Van Alstyne    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I moved to Van Alstyne to retire and because of the churches. I went to service to a church that was of my beleifs and the people were standoffish and cold, I tried all  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have been in Van Alstyne for just about a year now,we actually moved here for the schools and also for the small community.My 2 boys have never done better then here  More

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