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Tacoma, WA vs Rathdrum, ID

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Highlights
- Rathdrum spends 52.1% less per student than Tacoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in Rathdrum than in Tacoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rathdrum had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tacoma

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 Tacoma, WARathdrum, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,363$8,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056$8,177$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,966$5,065$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6818.9416.23
 Students per Librarian113910634573
 Students per Counselor441402530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%8.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.2%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%33.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.3%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%17.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%0.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%0.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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Reviews for Rathdrum    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I've traveled to 109 countries and moved here from Florida three years ago after living in Anacortes, WA; and Marina del Rey, CA. The entire area is beautiful and filled  More

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98404, 98409, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98422, 98408, 98418, 98403, 98465, 13 total
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