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Yelm, WA vs Sun City, AZ

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Highlights
- Sun City spends 38.2% less per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Sun City than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun City had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WASun City, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Sun City    9 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We are so happy to live in Sun City. The Sun City Recreation Centers are available for use by all citizens who pay the yearly membership (required). There are many  More

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Over 15 years ago

Sun City, Arizona is a great place to live either year round or as a snow bird. Sun City has wonderful recreation centers (8 and counting) with over 150 clubs with  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in Payson, but moved away searching for some Culture, drama, & musicals. I really enjoyed the hiking, and ourdoors living in Payson. After I recuperated from  More

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