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Merkel, TX vs Raymond, WA

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- Raymond spends 57.4% more per student than Merkel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Raymond than in Merkel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raymond had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Merkel
 Merkel, TXRaymond, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,704$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,445  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,604$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock43854573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Robert · Raymond, WA
Snow fall for Raymond
Over 9 years ago

The average snowfall for Raymond is 5 inches not 1 inch.The reason it’s probably posted wrong is because no one from The city of Raymond reports it to  More

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bonnie · Raymond, WA
humidity and pain
Over 18 years ago

Raymond is located on the Wa. coast. Living in mountain and high desert regions all my life, I ignored the warnings of friends that I would feel little aches and pains  More

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