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Laramie, WY vs Barstow, CA

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- Barstow spends 12.0% less per student than Laramie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 97.6% higher in Barstow than in Laramie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Barstow had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Laramie
 Laramie, WYBarstow, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,551  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor219  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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