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Anacortes, WA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 5.4% less per student than Anacortes.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% higher in Olympia than in Anacortes. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anacortes

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 Anacortes, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,071$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,430$13,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,303$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.621816.23
 Students per Librarian170912464573
 Students per Counselor348439530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.3%95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.5%46.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.6%14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Anacortes    5 Reviews

Living here feels like you're on an a vacation and with so many other wonderful towns and destinations nearby too there’s always somewhere to go if you want to take a  More

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Over 15 years ago

My husband and I are thinking about relocating to Anacortes. Can you update the current real estate conditions and possibly comment on the access to jobs, health-care  More

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Over 16 years ago

Your population information for Anacortes is incorrect. Population is slightly under 16,000. Build out of the city's space is approximately 20,000 which is not  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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ZIPS IN ANACORTES, WASHINGTON
98221
ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506

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