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Vancouver, WA vs Lima, OH

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Highlights
- Lima spends 30.2% less per student than Vancouver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Lima than in Vancouver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lima had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vancouver
 Vancouver, WALima, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8804573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  More

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Reviews for Lima    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

This is the most depressed city I have ever been in. It is a ghetto town and is very sad. The mall has nothing to offer and many retailers have moved out. Their style  More

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Over 16 years ago

Want to know what the best thing is about Lima? Nothing! Most places have at least a few things that make them unique and appealing. Not Lima; as a matter of fact, I am  More

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Over 17 years ago

I grew up around Dayton/ Lima area. We are seriously thinking of moving someplace warmer - south east. We have lived here because this is where our family if from. We  More

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