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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Yelm, WA vs Sherwood, OR

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- Sherwood spends 16.4% more per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% higher in Sherwood than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sherwood had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WASherwood, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%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.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews
Louis · Yelm, WA
Quality of Life
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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jennifer · Yelm, WA
Yelm is our little known secret, don't tell anyone
Over 16 years ago

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 Sherwood    3 Reviews
Pamela · Sherwood, OR
Sherwood, OR
Over 9 years ago

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Pamela · Sherwood, OR
Sherwood, OR
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Kurt  · Sherwood, OR
Water quality
Over 18 years ago

Sherwood city council has started a huge water project to support an anticipated growth from 16000 to 30000; they will use the water from a treatment plant on the  More

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