2025 Compare Cities Education:
Apple Valley, CA vs Olympia, WA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Olympia spends 16.6% more per student than Apple Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% lower in Olympia than in Apple Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Apple Valley
 Apple Valley, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Apple Valley    20 Reviews

I've lived in Apple Valley for 11 years. The town is poorly managed, but still an okay place to live. In your climate rating you say average rainfall is 14 inches per  More

   |    Reply

Over 6 years ago

Overall, it's a nice place to call home. The affordability makes it a desirable place to live, especially with the amount you get for your money. For people who own farm  More

   |    Reply

This is a beautiful place. Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, many different kinds of birds including the Mockingbird and phoebes. When I first moved up here we had many  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Apple Valley

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

   |    Reply

Over 4 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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Olympia


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.