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Olympia, WA vs Benicia, CA

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Highlights
- Benicia spends 18.3% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% higher in Benicia than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benicia had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia

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 Olympia, WABenicia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,104$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$11,346$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,162$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio182316.23
 Students per Librarian124662534573
 Students per Counselor439867530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%45.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.2%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Benicia    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Formerly an out of the way set of signs on the freeways noticed on the way out of town, with a reputation for refineries, Benicia has transformed over the years into a  More

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i've lived lots of places and benicia is by far the worst. th kist here (12-20) are jerks, they jump infront of cars, run around the stores like crazy people and are  More

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I'm a Californian who doesn't like cars, traffic or driving. That's why I moved to Benicia, so I could walk to work if I wanted. After work, I really don't need a car  More

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ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506
ZIPS IN BENICIA, CALIFORNIA
94510

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