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Yakima, WA vs Parker, CO

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Highlights
- Parker spends 22.3% less per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% lower in Parker than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parker had 27.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima

Education
 Yakima, WAParker, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,346$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566$10,748$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,790$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6617.6216.23
 Students per Librarian16489144573
 Students per Counselor432279530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.75.5%96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.0%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 Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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ZIPS IN YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
98902 98908 98901
ZIPS IN PARKER, COLORADO
80134 80138

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