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Brentwood, CA vs Issaquah, WA

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- Issaquah spends 32.1% more per student than Brentwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% lower in Issaquah than in Brentwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Issaquah had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brentwood
 Brentwood, CAIssaquah, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Brentwood    6 Reviews

Brentwood, 50 miles east of San Francisco, has a great climate. We are in a valley, east of Mount Diablo. We get a few weeks of pretty hot days - 100+, but the rest of  More

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Over 15 years ago

I love living in Brentwood. Our city planners and workers have done an excellent job in creating a beautiful city filled with trees, parks, well- planned communities,  More

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We moved to a new “Active Adults” (over 55) housing development in Brentwood about 6 years ago. The location is great if you like to fish, go pleasure-boating, or water  More

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Reviews for Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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