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West Valley City, UT vs Lacey, WA

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Highlights
- Lacey spends 56.5% more per student than West Valley City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% lower in Lacey than in West Valley City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lacey had 12.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Valley City
 West Valley City, UTLacey, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for West Valley City    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

West Valley City has 3 pretty distinct areas/neighborhoods. They're separated by zip code. East of the 3200 W can be pretty rough. I would not live there. Between the  More

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Over 11 years ago

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Reviews for Lacey    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

My husband is in the military and so we move from place to place. Lacey is about 20 minutes drive from Joint Base Lewis Mcchord. The area is really nice because it is a  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm just ready to move someplace where the sun shines more, it's warmer and  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is currently construction on a trail that connects from Lacey to Tummwater. The trail used to be an abandoned railroad. I'm very happy because of  More

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