2024 Compare Cities Education:
Yakima, WA vs St. Petersburg, FL

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Highlights
- St. Petersburg spends 28.9% less per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% lower in St. Petersburg than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 23.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima
 Yakima, WASt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,346$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566$10,164$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,790$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6615.8916.23
 Students per Librarian16488214573
 Students per Counselor432404530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.75.5%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%38.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.5%1.5%
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. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 4 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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