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Burlington, WA vs Tumwater, WA

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- Tumwater spends 5.4% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% higher in Tumwater than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tumwater had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, WATumwater, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,430  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
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Sara · Burlington, WA
Education
Over 15 years ago

Burlington schools are facing bankruptcy and reorganization. All of the schools, with the exception of one, failed state testing guidelines. For this reason we are  More

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Tonya · Olympia, WA
Beautiful and piecefull place to live
Over 7 years ago

Tumwater is so beautiful, my commute to work in Olympia is about 15 minutes no traffic whatsoever! My kids both attend top rated schools, I lived in Bellevue for 8  More

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