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Spokane, WA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 13.6% more per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% higher in Seattle than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane

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 Spokane, WASeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,661$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,051$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5418.5316.23
 Students per Librarian18999894573
 Students per Counselor368455530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%13.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%65.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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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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Over 2 years ago

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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ZIPS IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
99208, 99205, 99223, 99207, 99203, 99224, 99202, 99217, 99201, 99026, 11 total
ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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