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Carlisle, KY vs Puyallup, WA

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Highlights
- Puyallup spends 63.6% more per student than Carlisle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% higher in Puyallup than in Carlisle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 15.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlisle
 Carlisle, KYPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,747  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor569  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Carlisle    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

carlisle is a small quaint town. dont expect a lot of smart people here. most all work for minimum wage.even at the towns hospital, which is also a nursing home. the  More

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Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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