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Yelm, WA vs Shelton, CT

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- Shelton spends 34.4% more per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% lower in Shelton than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelton had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WAShelton, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Shelton    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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Over 13 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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