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Olympia, WA vs Edmonds, WA

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Highlights
- Edmonds spends 3.6% more per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% higher in Edmonds than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edmonds had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia

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 Olympia, WAEdmonds, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,104$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$14,748$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,162$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1818.9116.23
 Students per Librarian124615644573
 Students per Counselor439420530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%49.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.8%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 Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 12 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 12 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  More

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ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506
ZIPS IN EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
98026 98020

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