2025 Compare Cities Education:
Yakima, WA vs Truckee, CA

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Highlights
- Truckee spends 36.2% more per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Truckee than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Truckee had 25.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima
 Yakima, WATruckee, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor432  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 Truckee    3 Reviews

I came to Truckee California about a month prior to this Covid-19 pandemic, to relocate here. Due to this unfortunate circumstance I was temporarily laid off  More

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I moved to Truckee with my soon-to-be ex-wife and two sons in June 2012 and left Truckee in June 2015 with only my sons. My wife got drawn into what I later learned  More

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Yes, it costs more to live in California. And you don't get paid more necessarily if you live in the mountains- but there are some great jobs here if you have the right  More

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