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Spokane Valley, WA vs Yelm, WA

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Highlights
- Yelm spends 3.2% less per student than Spokane Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Yelm than in Spokane Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yelm had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane Valley
 Spokane Valley, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Spokane Valley    2 Reviews

Let me begin by saying that I am proud to live in this area the majority of my life. I have lived in other places outside of here and I truly love living where I do.  More

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Spokane Valley is a highly desired location to live. Neighbors have built a wonderful community. The award winning school district will provided children an education  More

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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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