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McMinnville, OR vs Wenatchee, WA

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Highlights
- Wenatchee spends 12.6% more per student than McMinnville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Wenatchee than in McMinnville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wenatchee had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McMinnville
 McMinnville, ORWenatchee, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,693$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,992  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,539$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19924573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Mcminnville    4 Reviews

I lived in McMinnville for 4 years. The Air quality you listed for this quaint little town in a bit off. The Willamette Valley had some serious smoke issues from a Big  More

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Over 11 years ago

If it sounds too good to be true, chances are, it is. So it goes with "The People's Republic of Oregon", one of the most patently dishonest marketing labels ever applied  More

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Over 16 years ago

I enjoy living here in the North west in Mcminnville, Oregon! It's clean,beautiful,and a more family oriented town! I miss my kids and some family in Central Valley  More

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Reviews for Wenatchee    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a wonderful place to live. Lots of sun, and Winters are not as cold as the East coast. With an enormous, thriving and escalating diversity of people, and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Seattle and spend most of my life there. As much as I love the Seattle area I've always felt the need to leave my home town to explore new horizons.  More

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Over 12 years ago

As my main residence is in Oceanside Ca. I stay in E. Wenatchee 3 to 4 months a year (spring/summer) I can say that Wenatchee is an expensive place to live...yes more  More

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