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Spokane, WA vs Lyons, CO

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Highlights
- Lyons spends 8.5% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Lyons than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lyons had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WALyons, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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Reviews for Lyons    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My child attended LMSH from 6th grade through 8th grade.  During that time she was bullied so severely that it has caused severe trauma.  The bullying was  More

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Over 15 years ago

The teachers at both schools (elem and HS) are very good. Although I am disappointed in the district and where they spend their money. Recently the school added more  More

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Lyons has it's circles. It's not very tolerant of those who do not fit the majority  More

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