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Yelm, WA vs Joplin, MO

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Highlights
- Joplin spends 40.3% less per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% lower in Joplin than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Joplin had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WAJoplin, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,205$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,094$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4754573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%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.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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