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Olympia, WA vs Henderson, NV

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Highlights
- Henderson spends 33.0% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% higher in Henderson than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Henderson had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia

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 Olympia, WAHenderson, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,104$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$9,498$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,162$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1821.9316.23
 Students per Librarian12467284573
 Students per Counselor439450530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%25.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%34.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.4%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 Henderson    53 Reviews

Lived here for 3 long years. Besides the laziest people in this pathetic work force, the wind in pretty constant all year. 40 mph is not unusual. Due to the lack of  More

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I grew up in this fast growing town and it feels like home. When my family first moved here in 2003, there was empty land and not a lot of people, but now it feels like  More

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We currently live in Henderson and I am less than impressed. We moved here from Washington State, so we're used to really friendly people and courteous drivers. People  More

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ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506
ZIPS IN HENDERSON, NEVADA
89052 89074 89015 89014 89002 89012 89011 89044

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