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Yakima, WA vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 12.3% less per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Fort Collins than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 28.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima

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 Yakima, WAFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,346$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566$11,528$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,790$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6616.4616.23
 Students per Librarian16484844573
 Students per Counselor432173530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.75.5%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%17.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%3.8%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 Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 3 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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ZIPS IN YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
98902 98908 98901
ZIPS IN FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
80525 80526 80521 80524 80528

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