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Yelm, WA vs St. Louis, MO

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Highlights
- St. Louis spends 10.6% less per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.2% lower in St. Louis than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Louis had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WASt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,291$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,062$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock36374573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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