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Cloverdale, CA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 1.5% more per student than Cloverdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% lower in Olympia than in Cloverdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cloverdale
 Cloverdale, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Cloverdale    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Pros: Relaxed, small town atmosphere, friendly people, low crime, tons of civic pride, a surprisingly vibrant arts and music scene for a town of its size (check out  More

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Over 17 years ago

Our summers are hot, with highs in the 90's, low 100's....Completely dry. We get rain from November (just a little) through March with the most rainfall in  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are in Cloverdale as a result of jobs - 2 adults driving 30 miles in opposite directions 5 days a week. After just over 2 years, we have started packing and  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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