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Yakima, WA vs Westcliffe, CO

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Highlights
- Westcliffe spends 97.4% more per student than Yakima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.0% lower in Westcliffe than in Yakima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Westcliffe had 29.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yakima
 Yakima, WAWestcliffe, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$32,266$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,471$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6814573
 Students per Counselor432  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Westcliffe    4 Reviews

I’ve lived here for almost 2 years. Everyone I’ve met is friendly and helpful. The winters are long. But the snow does come and go. The mountains are breathtaking with  More

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Beautiful area with great local ranch folks. We just bought a small ranch property and are fleeing Colorado Springs, which is being overrun by blue state refugees from  More

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Kindof the unknown town near Pueblo, Florence, and CO Springs that people are starting to discover. With Colony lakes, a reservoir, Bishops Castle, the Royal Gorge, and  More

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