2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salt Lake City, UT vs Riverton, WY

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Highlights
- Riverton spends 122.7% more per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.5% lower in Riverton than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverton had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTRiverton, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,347$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,829$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2794573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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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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