2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palmer, AK vs Yukon, OK

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Highlights
- Yukon spends 32.6% less per student than Palmer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% lower in Yukon than in Palmer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yukon had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palmer
 Palmer, AKYukon, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,269$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,213$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5234573
 Students per Counselor448  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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Reviews for Yukon    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’m originally from Texas but I’ve lived here for around 8 years now. I love how Yukon has that small-town feel to it, yet it’s only 20 minutes from downtown OKC. It’s  More

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Over 17 years ago

The housing market in Yukon is doing very well.It seems that people are moving from Oklahoma City to the surrounding cities like Yukon to get away from the "Big City"  More

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Over 18 years ago

Good schools, close to Oklahoma City, friendly. Weather can be pretty extreme -- summer and winter can have some very unpleasant days, but overall the bad days are  More

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