2024 Compare Cities Education:
Eau Claire, WI vs Lakewood, WA

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Highlights
- Lakewood spends 30.0% more per student than Eau Claire.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.9% higher in Lakewood than in Eau Claire. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Eau Claire
 Eau Claire, WILakewood, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,120$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,854$14,056$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,458$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.1618.6816.23
 Students per Librarian41711394573
 Students per Counselor321441530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.9%88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%26.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.3%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.6%23.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.7%4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Eau Claire    27 Reviews

I was born in Spokane, Washington but we moved to Eau Claire when I was no more than 2 years old, so you can bet that all I remember is Eau Claire and Chippewa. I went  More

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Progressive business for its  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am considering moving there because summer in Denver CO metro area is too hot to me although it is dry. Eau Claire seems to be a best place to move but my most  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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