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Geneva, IL vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 2.8% less per student than Geneva.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% higher in Olympia than in Geneva. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Geneva

Education
 Geneva, ILOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,588$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271$13,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,985$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.421816.23
 Students per Librarian135212464573
 Students per Counselor659439530
 Grade School Educ.1.9%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.5%95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.6%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.3%46.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.1%14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Geneva    12 Reviews

Real Estate and State Taxes are very high. Lots of people and traffic. Cute little shops and restaurants on main streets which attract a lot of tourists during the  More

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Lived here for 30 years... great schools, quaint downtown, good city leadership, engaged community. Wonderful town to raise a family! Only downsides are weather ( long  More

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Over 7 years ago

We moved to Geneva 4 years ago. The cost of living is very high, and taxes keep going up as well as other living expenses. The population seems to be increasing and the  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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