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Wheatland, WY vs Rock Springs, WY

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Highlights
- Rock Springs spends 23.2% less per student than Wheatland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.1% higher in Rock Springs than in Wheatland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rock Springs had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wheatland

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 Wheatland, WYRock Springs, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,165$17,032$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,506$15,312$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,038$8,658$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.5813.7116.23
 Students per Librarian1152924573
 Students per Counselor235379530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%5.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%14.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.8%21.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.0%4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%1.1%1.5%

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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 Rock Springs    3 Reviews

Rock Springs will grow on you. It is a big city (about 20,000) by Wyoming standards. There are a few chain stores and a small mall. Wal-Mart is the main place to shop  More

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Over 16 years ago

i once lived in rock for about a year and then transfered to oregon. i'm ready to go back.the town is like any it has good and bad.im going back because it grew on me  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have heard lots of rumors about Rock Springs. I know that many people say it is a rough town. Since I am looking at possibly teaching there, I would like to know what  More

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