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Seattle, WA vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 24.1% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% higher in Sacramento than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

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 Seattle, WASacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$12,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5322.7516.23
 Students per Librarian98963214573
 Students per Counselor455641530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%35.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
ZIPS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
95823, 95822, 95831, 95833, 95835, 95838, 95820, 95824, 95834, 95815, 18 total

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