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Lander, WY vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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Highlights
- Sierra Vista spends 55.7% less per student than Lander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.7% higher in Sierra Vista than in Lander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sierra Vista had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lander
 Lander, WYSierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,200  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31414573
 Students per Counselor245  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 3 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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