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West Valley City, UT vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 6.3% more per student than West Valley City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.0% lower in Raleigh than in West Valley City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Valley City
 West Valley City, UTRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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