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Yakima, WA vs St. George, UT

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Highlights
- St. George spends 46.4% less per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.6% higher in St. George than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. George had 24.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima

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 Yakima, WASt. George, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,346$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566$7,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,790$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6623.8116.23
 Students per Librarian164820374573
 Students per Counselor432456530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.75.5%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%27.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%29.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%2.2%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 St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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ZIPS IN YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
98902 98908 98901
ZIPS IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH
84790 84770

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