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Wheatland, WY vs Riverton, WY

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Highlights
- Riverton spends 9.8% more per student than Wheatland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.1% higher in Riverton than in Wheatland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverton had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wheatland
 Wheatland, WYRiverton, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,347$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,506  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,829$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2794573
 Students per Counselor235  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Wheatland    1 Reviews

Pros: The town is cute, the downtown feels like a Hallmark movie and surprisingly there are quite a few shops for the population size. You can see the mountains on the  More

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Reviews for Riverton    2 Reviews

The City of Riverton has some significant issues to contend with. There is a high property crime issue due to proximity to the Wind River Reservation. There is an  More

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problems that affect quality of life. There are a lot of hidden costs to living in Riverton as well as much of Wyoming. This is especially true when it comes to auto  More

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