2025 Compare Cities Education:
Brockton, MA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 9.8% less per student than Brockton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.5% higher in Olympia than in Brockton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 18.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brockton
 Brockton, MAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Brockton    4 Reviews

I joined this site specifically so I could write this review. I can tell you with with absolute certainty and every ounce of conviction in my soul that:The best place to  More

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Born and raised in Brockton, the closer towards the police station and shelter the closer you are to drug addicts and gang violence. I’ve woken up many sleepless  More

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Over 8 years ago

Recently the city of Champions has become the city of opportunities. Brockton real estate market is experiencing one of the highest property valuation increases in the  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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