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Yakima, WA vs Madras, OR

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Highlights
- Madras spends 3.4% less per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% lower in Madras than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madras had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima
 Yakima, WAMadras, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,783$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,206$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5134573
 Students per Counselor432  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Madras    2 Reviews

I am taking some college classes for business management and one of my assingments was to find out about the ecomony,legal and social issues surrounding opening a new  More

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While I do not live in Madras, Oregon it would be the one place that I would preferr to live. I visited my brother, who lives there, about two years ago. I expected to  More

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