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Bethany, OR vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 14.1% less per student than Bethany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Olympia than in Bethany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethany
 Bethany, OROlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Bethany    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Bethany is an amazing place to live in! We've been living here for almost a year now. -Only a 20-minute drive to Portland -20-minute drive to Beaverton where they  More

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Over 4 years ago

Overcrowded with heavy traffic. New housing with very little space between them and no privacy!  More

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Lived here since 2006 and loved it here. Now it has gotten overcrowded and traffic is crazy. Taxes are high and houses are way overpriced. Students are being shifted  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 4 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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