2025 Compare Cities Education:
Yelm, WA vs Kingsport, TN

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Highlights
- Kingsport spends 37.7% less per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.8% lower in Kingsport than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kingsport had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WAKingsport, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,662$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,092$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Kingsport    22 Reviews

I retired and decided not to have Calif swallow up my retirement money. I like it here, but then, I have friends here. There are some lovely areas along Orebank Road and  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Kingsport over 22 years. Beauty abounds around Kingsport, but it is an industrial town with all the odors and pollution that accompany such a town. This  More

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shary · 

When is the last time Kingsport got 9" of snow? This is ridiculous. The last time they did get a decent snowfall they didn't even get 9" and it was record setting so  More

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