2025 Compare Cities Education:
Yelm, WA vs Ashland, OR

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Highlights
- Ashland spends 15.2% less per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in Ashland than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashland had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WAAshland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,509$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.2%1.5%
Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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Reviews for Ashland    24 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Really nice weather and a cool town and is great for people who love the outdoors with the nearby Rogue River and abundant mountain biking and hiking trails but is a  More

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I've lived in Ashland, OR for 13 years, and I love it. The winters are the mildest I've ever experienced. We get 196 sunny days per year. Lithia Park near  More

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Over 4 years ago

Sorry, Ashland. I've lived here on and off since 2001. The prices have gone utterly berserk. The town is smoky in the summer, cold and wet in the winter, and totally  More

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