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Kemmerer, WY vs Riverton, WY

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Highlights
- Riverton spends 39.5% more per student than Kemmerer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% lower in Riverton than in Kemmerer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverton had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kemmerer
 Kemmerer, WYRiverton, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,347$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,228  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,829$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2794573
 Students per Counselor1232  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Kemmerer    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Kemmerer is a wonderful place to raise a family! I love the people and the history of this  More

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Over 16 years ago

The whorehouse closed in the early 1980's. There's two bars downtown and one near the BLM office in Frontier. The shops along Main St. are mostly boarded up or run  More

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Over 18 years ago

When winter comes, the highways can be closed for days at a time. However, I would recommend "The Southern Comfort," the house of prositution on the south end of town.  More

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Reviews for Riverton    2 Reviews

The City of Riverton has some significant issues to contend with. There is a high property crime issue due to proximity to the Wind River Reservation. There is an  More

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problems that affect quality of life. There are a lot of hidden costs to living in Riverton as well as much of Wyoming. This is especially true when it comes to auto  More

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