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Olympia, WA vs Ridgefield, WA

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Highlights
- Ridgefield spends 11.7% more per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% higher in Ridgefield than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgefield had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia

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 Olympia, WARidgefield, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,104$19,098$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$13,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,162$8,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1818.1316.23
 Students per Librarian124610424573
 Students per Counselor439373530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%2.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%27.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%34.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%0.3%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 Ridgefield    3 Reviews

We have lived in Ridgefield for 16 years. Seen it grow into one of the best places to live in America - if not the best. Not far from I-15, best schools in State,  More

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Over 17 years ago

but it's gotten overrun with yuppie types. Probably what the people that lived here when I moved in thought,  More

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Moved here fifteen years ago from the Montclair area of the Bay Area. Wanted the best of San Francisco Bay Area without the traffic, over population. Less than 20  More

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ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506
ZIPS IN RIDGEFIELD, WASHINGTON
98642

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