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Yelm, WA vs South Boston, VA

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- South Boston spends 33.4% less per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.2% lower in South Boston than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Boston had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WASouth Boston, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,384$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,707$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15294573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 South Boston    2 Reviews
DL · South Boston, VA
Boring
Over 17 years ago

I think that says it all BORING. No Culture, No entertainment, Crack Head  More

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DL · South Boston, VA
LoL
Over 17 years ago

Nothing Place to be..In the middle of nowhere. Not a very good place to live. No diversity or  More

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