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Yakima, WA vs Rio Vista, CA

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Highlights
- Rio Vista spends 14.5% less per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.3% higher in Rio Vista than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Vista had 24.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima
 Yakima, WARio Vista, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62534573
 Students per Counselor432  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%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 Rio Vista    2 Reviews

Known as “the Gateway to the Delta”, Rio Vista is located in the heart of the California Delta on the Sacramento River. The views along the wide river bring to mind the  More

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There is plenty to be had in Rio Vista, particularly if you like dead animal heads on a bar wall (Fosters Big Horn) and a state of the art fish cleaning station located  More

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