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Olympia, WA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 5.6% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Boulder than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia

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 Olympia, WABoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,104$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$12,130$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,162$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1817.1116.23
 Students per Librarian12466194573
 Students per Counselor439213530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%10.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%76.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%5.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%9.0%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 Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506
ZIPS IN BOULDER, COLORADO
80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310

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