2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lander, WY vs Burns, OR

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Highlights
- Burns spends 64.6% less per student than Lander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 103.5% higher in Burns than in Lander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burns had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lander
 Lander, WYBurns, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,200  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,086$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28414573
 Students per Counselor245  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Lander    10 Reviews

I lived in Florida for 21 years and decided to get a life and moved to Lander, Wyoming. For me, this place is exactly what I’d been wanting. I don’t like the crowds and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lander, WY, is noisy. First responder agencies in town run sirens on almost every call. Multiple tornado sirens around town are used to notify firefighters of fire  More

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Have lived and worked full time here for past 3.5 yrs, in WY for 18. It is a beautiful area to visit for outdoor recreation--hiking, climbing, mtn biking, xc skiing,  More

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Reviews for Burns    3 Reviews

bob · 
Over 7 years ago

i love this place its nice no crime livin here for 39  More

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Over 7 years ago

Although there are some people who find it easy to ridicule and demean others, you will always find nice people if you look hard enough. For the most part people who  More

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Burns is pretty nigh inseparable from Hines...its basically the same miserable little town and overall garbage places to live. There is absolutely nowhere to rent with  More

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