2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wasilla, AK vs Yerington, NV

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Highlights
- Yerington spends 24.0% less per student than Wasilla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% lower in Yerington than in Wasilla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yerington had 13.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wasilla
 Wasilla, AKYerington, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6374573
 Students per Counselor448  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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Reviews for Yerington    9 Reviews

I have stayed and played in this town for decades and now have the opportunity to live here. Can't think of anyplace else I would love to be resident at. Yes it is a  More

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I'm pissed off and angry! Lyon County, Nevada property taxes went up, but service been cut back, and still going to very healthy and lazy people! Example, funding has  More

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Over 14 years ago

Yerington is in the middle of NOWHERE. It is about 45 min from Wellington (don’t blink or you’ll miss it), and another hour on top of that to Carson City. You have to  More

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