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Riverton, WY vs Scottsbluff, NE

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- Scottsbluff spends 45.7% less per student than Riverton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% higher in Scottsbluff than in Riverton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsbluff had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Riverton
 Riverton, WYScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,200  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,472$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3204573
 Students per Counselor245  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Riverton    2 Reviews

The City of Riverton has some significant issues to contend with. There is a high property crime issue due to proximity to the Wind River Reservation. There is an  More

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problems that affect quality of life. There are a lot of hidden costs to living in Riverton as well as much of Wyoming. This is especially true when it comes to auto  More

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Reviews for Scottsbluff    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

scottsbluff is definetly its own world if your from there and raised there managing the ways of any place beyond this panhandle if your not from hear the adapting to the  More

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This town is so afraid of change that it attempts to boycott everything: adult stores, tobacco shops, interstates, etc...I don't know if anyone here has noticed but the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Scottsbluff is a small town, and people here pride themselves on their "small town values." It is a safe place to live, and it is fabulous to not worry about big city  More

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