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Baltimore, MD vs Spokane, WA

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Highlights
- Spokane spends 15.1% less per student than Baltimore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% higher in Spokane than in Baltimore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spokane had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Baltimore
 Baltimore, MDSpokane, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18994573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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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 3 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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