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Covington, WA vs Puyallup, WA

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- Puyallup spends 8.5% less per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Puyallup than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington
 Covington, WAPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Covington    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The City of Covington is rich in small town character and beautiful natural environment. It is family-oriented, safe, and pedestrian-friendly town that is rapidly  More

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Over 17 years ago

Covington is relatively safe. Our idea of crime is when someone drives on the park grass. We had a rash of vehicle thefts a couple of years ago, but they caught 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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