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Olympia, WA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 0.2% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% higher in Salem than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia

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 Olympia, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,104$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$12,350$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,162$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1818.4416.23
 Students per Librarian12466454573
 Students per Counselor439353530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%25.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%30.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%1.8%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 Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506
ZIPS IN SALEM, OREGON
97301 97302 97304 97306

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