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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Stanwood, WA vs Yelm, WA

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- Yelm spends 3.5% less per student than Stanwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% lower in Yelm than in Stanwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yelm had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Stanwood
 Stanwood, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.38.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Stanwood    2 Reviews
jeff · Stanwood, WA
OLYMPICS
Over 15 years ago

I BELIEVE THAT WITH THE NEW TRAIN STATION AND THE UFF DA SHOP BEING AS A CITIZEN OF STANWOOD WE COULD UPHOLD THE SUMMER  More

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Mayrene · Camano Island, WA
Absolutely Gorgeous Always
Over 18 years ago

We moved to Camano Island, just west of Stanwood, from California over a year ago. The quality of life here for our family is fantastic. The weather is fantastic, the  More

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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews
Louis · Yelm, WA
Quality of Life
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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jennifer · Yelm, WA
Yelm is our little known secret, don't tell anyone
Over 16 years ago

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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