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Yakima, WA vs Edinburg, TX

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Highlights
- Edinburg spends 26.6% less per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% lower in Edinburg than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edinburg had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima

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 Yakima, WAEdinburg, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,346$11,990$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566$11,138$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,790$6,412$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6615.1116.23
 Students per Librarian16486384573
 Students per Counselor432359530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%9.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.75.5%78.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%26.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

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Over 8 years ago

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

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Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  More

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Reviews for Edinburg    5 Reviews

I've lived here for the majority of my life and the only good thing about this place is the low cost of living. This is where people come to rot, it's extremely  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'll try to start this out by saying something nice. Edinburg has a very low cost of living. Also, it is centered around UTRGV, a 4-year university with some of the  More

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Edinburg it's a great place to live  More

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ZIPS IN YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
98902 98908 98901
ZIPS IN EDINBURG, TEXAS
78542 78541 78539

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