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Jackson, WY vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 18.5% less per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.3% higher in Olympia than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson

Education
 Jackson, WYOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,985$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,843$13,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,370$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.021816.23
 Students per Librarian17212464573
 Students per Counselor227439530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.1%95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.6%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.8%46.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.9%14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.7%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 3 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  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 JACKSON, WYOMING
83001
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98501 98502 98506

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