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Yelm, WA vs Polson, MT

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Highlights
- Polson spends 12.5% less per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.3% lower in Polson than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Polson had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WAPolson, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,666$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Polson    2 Reviews

Good for retirees. Otherwise, hard to make a living. Cost of living exceeds  More

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Over 17 years ago

Polson is a small, howdy-do kinda town. Significant crime is almost unheard of, it's mostly just the occasional punk breaks into his grandpa's house and steals $500.   More

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