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Bainbridge Island, WA vs Tumwater, WA

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Highlights
- Tumwater spends 3.2% less per student than Bainbridge Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in Tumwater than in Bainbridge Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tumwater had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bainbridge Island
 Bainbridge Island, WATumwater, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Bainbridge Island    2 Reviews

Summers here are gorgeous; 80 and sunny, cool overnight. Winter is mild, but wet wet wet...moss grows everywhere. It still beats a Chicago winter, but you better not  More

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Unless you're just a tourist who wants to dink around the quaint little town of Winslow, you're going to need a car. Or a bike. But you certainly can't rely on the  More

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Reviews for Tumwater    1 Reviews

Tumwater is so beautiful, my commute to work in Olympia is about 15 minutes no traffic whatsoever! My kids both attend top rated schools, I lived in Bellevue for 8  More

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