2024 Compare Cities Education:
Vernal, UT vs Powell, WY

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Highlights
- Powell spends 86.5% more per student than Vernal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.5% lower in Powell than in Vernal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Powell had 10.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Vernal
 Vernal, UTPowell, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,681$18,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,100$16,767$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,309$10,311$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.612.3816.23
 Students per Librarian02174573
 Students per Counselor642266530
 Grade School Educ.0.9%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%2.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%21.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.8%15.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.8%31.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.2.8%6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.1%1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Vernal    3 Reviews

Over 2 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 14 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 15 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 Powell    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Born in Powell Hospital in 1944 to a farm family. Older Sister Sharon (1939) was our Linchpin. Brother Tom (Earl Thompson,1943), set high standards for all of us, and  More

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I don't know what the "median" price for a home in Powell is but, $424,000 is way off ! It could be $154,000 but, just check the real estate web sites. The only place  More

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Do not come to Powell unless you have a lot of money as there are few jobs that pay any decent wages and housing prices are going through the roof. It seems the local  More

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