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Yelm, WA vs Chino Valley, AZ

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- Chino Valley spends 42.3% less per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Chino Valley than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chino Valley had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WAChino Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,986$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33674573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%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 Chino Valley    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Beware, no water. Very windy. Lots of crime on East side. Lots of growth planned with no water, town is headed for disaster. No jobs. Poor schools.  More

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Over 8 years ago

As of 2017 population is ~10k. Have a talk to the barber to learn the goings on. Lots of farms and ranches. Most homes on 1 acre lots. In my opinion most are not  More

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Chino Valley, Az is the best place i have ever lived. i have lived in 5 states in the West and have never had such a great laid back life as we do here. Everyone is  More

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