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Yelm, WA vs Beaver, PA

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- Beaver spends 5.0% more per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% lower in Beaver than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beaver had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WABeaver, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,965$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,620$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11654573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Beaver    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I love the schools in Beaver! I have three children who have been through the school system since first grade. I have been extremely happy at every  More

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I'm just about to embark on my fourth relocation. We've been in Beaver for 13 years and are dreading the idea of moving. Especially since our children have start their  More

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