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Waynesville, NC vs Laramie, WY

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- Laramie spends 57.3% more per student than Waynesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% lower in Laramie than in Waynesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laramie had 12.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waynesville
 Waynesville, NCLaramie, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,150  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2194573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%1.5%
Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 17 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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Reviews for Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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