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Yelm, WA vs Torrington, WY

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Highlights
- Torrington spends 21.8% more per student than Yelm.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.1% lower in Torrington than in Yelm. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Torrington had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yelm
 Yelm, WATorrington, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,424$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1394573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Torrington    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

If you like rodeo, church, bingo, high school sports, and drinking alcohol, then you'll have a ball in Torrington. If you like to do anything else, including decent  More

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Over 13 years ago

I enjoy living in Torrington. Compared to the rest of Wyoming the temperatures are much more mild and it's much less windy. Life is very peaceful here and people are  More

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