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Yakima, WA vs Little Rock, AR

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Highlights
- Little Rock spends 16.6% less per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% lower in Little Rock than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Little Rock had 21.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima

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 Yakima, WALittle Rock, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,346$13,630$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566$11,202$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,790$6,137$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6614.0316.23
 Students per Librarian16485454573
 Students per Counselor432361530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.75.5%91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%19.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%44.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%2.8%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 Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  More

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ZIPS IN YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
98902 98908 98901
ZIPS IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
72209, 72204, 72205, 72223, 72206, 72211, 72210, 72212, 72103, 72227, 13 total

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