2025 Compare Cities Education:
Yakima, WA vs Newland, NC

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Highlights
- Newland spends 8.9% more per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.8% lower in Newland than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newland had 13.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima
 Yakima, WANewland, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,798$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,415$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4924573
 Students per Counselor432  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Newland    1 Reviews

We’ve owned a mountain property in Newland, NC for around 4 years now. We bought in the same resort community that our parents bought a second home in only a couple  More

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