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Olympia, WA vs Eureka, CA

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Highlights
- Eureka spends 8.2% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Eureka than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eureka had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia

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 Olympia, WAEureka, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,104$15,703$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$13,439$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,162$7,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1818.8816.23
 Students per Librarian124670434573
 Students per Counselor439659530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%7.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%26.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%29.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.2%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 Eureka    43 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived here 7 years and moved away a year ago. Crime and homelessness was really bad. Public funds which should be used to improve infrastructure somehow disappeared.  More

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Over 3 years ago

I enjoy living in Eureka. There is a lot of beautiful outdoor trails. The climate is mild. Other places I have lived were freezing cold in winter, and flaming hot in  More

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I lived in a suburb just north of Eureka for three years. It has a small-town feel, where everybody seems to know everybody. There is zero traffic, but that's because  More

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ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506
ZIPS IN EUREKA, CALIFORNIA
95503 95501

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