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Belfair, WA vs Federal Way, WA

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Highlights
- Federal Way spends 15.6% more per student than Belfair.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% lower in Federal Way than in Belfair. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Federal Way had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Belfair
 Belfair, WAFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Belfair    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Belfair is a great place for riding state ORV trails and motorcycle trails. People from all over the NW come to the enormous section of state land set aside for such  More

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Reviews for Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  More

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