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Yelm, WA vs Lowell, MA

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- Lowell spends 37.7% more per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.4% lower in Lowell than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lowell had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WALowell, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.4%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.  Unlock8.9%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 Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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