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Waukesha, WI vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 24.1% more per student than Waukesha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% higher in Tacoma than in Waukesha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waukesha

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 Waukesha, WITacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,793$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133$14,056$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,325$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5118.6816.23
 Students per Librarian72611394573
 Students per Counselor501441530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.5%31.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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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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ZIPS IN WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
53188 53186 53189
ZIPS IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON
98404, 98409, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98422, 98408, 98418, 98403, 98465, 13 total

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