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Yakima, WA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 12.6% more per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% higher in Sunnyvale than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 23.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima
 Yakima, WASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor432  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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