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Plano, TX vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 14.8% more per student than Plano.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.6% higher in Olympia than in Plano. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plano

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 Plano, TXOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,902$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587$13,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,140$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.931816.23
 Students per Librarian80012464573
 Students per Counselor405439530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%46.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.1%14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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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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ZIPS IN PLANO, TEXAS
75025 75023 75074 75093 75024 75075
ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506

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