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Chicago, IL vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 21.9% less per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.8% higher in Olympia than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  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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