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Benicia, CA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 22.5% more per student than Benicia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Olympia than in Benicia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Benicia

Education
 Benicia, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,968$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,346$13,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,685$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio231816.23
 Students per Librarian625312464573
 Students per Counselor867439530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.0%95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.4%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.2%46.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.4%14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Benicia    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Formerly an out of the way set of signs on the freeways noticed on the way out of town, with a reputation for refineries, Benicia has transformed over the years into a  More

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i've lived lots of places and benicia is by far the worst. th kist here (12-20) are jerks, they jump infront of cars, run around the stores like crazy people and are  More

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I'm a Californian who doesn't like cars, traffic or driving. That's why I moved to Benicia, so I could walk to work if I wanted. After work, I really don't need a car  More

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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

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Over 3 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

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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

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ZIPS IN BENICIA, CALIFORNIA
94510
ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506

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