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Bellevue, NE vs Federal Way, WA

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Highlights
- Federal Way spends 35.8% more per student than Bellevue.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.7% higher in Federal Way than in Bellevue. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Federal Way had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellevue
 Bellevue, NEFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,845  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Bellevue    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Excellent place to live.   More

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Over 17 years ago

I lived Bellevue for 4 years. I never lived in the Midwest so I wasn’t sure how I was going to like it, but I really enjoyed my stay there. I see this area as having the  More

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Over 18 years ago

The people are friendly and the city is small enough to have hometown values. The community is a great place to raise  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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