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Yelm, WA vs Olivehurst, CA

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- Olivehurst spends 19.7% less per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.6% higher in Olivehurst than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olivehurst had 18.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WAOlivehurst, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,738$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,921$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Olivehurst    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

In my opinion, Olivehurst is one of the worst places to raise a family outside of an inner-city ghetto. The drug use and gang violence are everywhere, people live in  More

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Over 17 years ago

I am thinking about buying a house out in olivehurst. Would like any comments I can read about how the crime is the area. Especially latey is it increased or decreased  More

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Over 17 years ago

Olivehurst used to be a little hick town, quiet mostly. But now we are getting new construction and a LOT more people. Yes, it is nice to see Olivehurst getting an  More

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