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Yelm, WA vs Casper, WY

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- Casper spends 4.3% less per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% lower in Casper than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Casper had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WACasper, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,360$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,878$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2624573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Casper    36 Reviews

Wyoming is an interesting place. From vast mountains that pulls you towards them to flat plains as far as the eye can see. The people are same as every where else other  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here 3 mo..... this place is run my retired Republicans that have nothing better to do then mess up other people's day. The town is very poorly taken care  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for one year (78-79). Saw a lot of cold weather and snow. Most cars had sprung doors from severe winds taking them out of their owners hands. Might have  More

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