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Berkeley, CA vs Shelton, WA

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Highlights
- Shelton spends 2.4% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% lower in Shelton than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelton had 15.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, CAShelton, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,359$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,428$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37364573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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