2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lander, WY vs Grass Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Grass Valley spends 8.6% less per student than Lander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.3% higher in Grass Valley than in Lander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grass Valley had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lander
 Lander, WYGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,200  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor245  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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