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Vernal, UT vs Mountain Home, AR

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Highlights
- Mountain Home spends 1.4% more per student than Vernal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.4% lower in Mountain Home than in Vernal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain Home had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Vernal
 Vernal, UTMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,820$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,418$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6464573
 Students per Counselor642  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Vernal    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in this city for 11 years at this point, and I love it. The beautiful Uinta mountains are just a hop skip and a jump away, and the people are great. This  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Vernal for over eleven years now, and I am tired. It takes a strong person to deal with the difficulties of life in the Basin. The People are clanish,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Rent is too high, people are isolated and unsophisticated. Unless your Mormon or want to become Mormon, you're really not welcome here. The economy is oil, which means  More

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Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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