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Laramie, WY vs Richland, WA

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- Richland spends 12.3% more per student than Laramie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.2% higher in Richland than in Laramie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richland had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Laramie
 Laramie, WYRichland, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,710$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,551  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,955$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11224573
 Students per Counselor219  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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