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Olathe, KS vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 44.2% more per student than Olathe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.2% higher in Seattle than in Olathe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olathe

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 Olathe, KSSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,913$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,166$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4118.5316.23
 Students per Librarian4999894573
 Students per Counselor409455530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.1%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%13.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%65.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.7%19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Olathe    15 Reviews

I've lived in Olathe for 12 years. Olathe is a quiet bedroom community with great schools. 21st Century program provides many career path choices at the high school  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm just going to give it right to ya! Olathe is closer of a normal mid-class neighborhood than say; Overland Park$$$. And if you like hoe-down country style, go South  More

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Lived in Olathe since about 1980. I can say Olathe is a great place to make a living, live life etc. It's one of those places that the UPS driver can leave a package  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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ZIPS IN OLATHE, KANSAS
66062 66061
ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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