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Black Diamond, WA vs Mercer Island, WA

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- Mercer Island spends 0.0% less per student than Black Diamond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Mercer Island than in Black Diamond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mercer Island had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Black Diamond
 Black Diamond, WAMercer Island, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.5%1.5%
Reviews for Black Diamond    1 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I felt safe, it was beautiful and everyone was so nice  More

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Reviews for Mercer Island    4 Reviews

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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