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Yelm, WA vs Racine, WI

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Highlights
- Racine spends 4.9% more per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% lower in Racine than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Racine had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WARacine, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,189$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6434573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Racine    9 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Sad to see how far it has fallen over the last three decades or so. Still very depressed  More

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This city is a complete mess. I have lived all over the US for work and this place is a little Detroit after the great depression post 2008. Work is non-existent and  More

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Over 12 years ago

No jobs, no recreation. Poor education. High crime.  More

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