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Yakima, WA vs Greenwood, SC

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Highlights
- Greenwood spends 25.5% less per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.8% lower in Greenwood than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greenwood had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima
 Yakima, WAGreenwood, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,180$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,807$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4144573
 Students per Counselor432  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 6 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 9 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 Greenwood    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Low cost of living, two colleges, Lake, and no traffic to speak of. Great Quality of life for the  More

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I had no idea that a state with such beautiful natural recourses cared so little. On the one quarter mile road from the highway to our lake house I picked up seven bags  More

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Over 13 years ago

I luv our lake house and I liv going boating but when we do the water is so murky and I feel bad for a lot of people because there are just a lot of messed up houses and  More

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