2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elkhart, IN vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 47.8% more per student than Elkhart.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% higher in Seattle than in Elkhart. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 18.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elkhart
 Elkhart, INSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,846  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor437  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Elkhart    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I grew up in Elkhart and it's not the greatest city. My car had been broken into numerous times while living in northern Indiana (South Bend as well). I attribute to  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved away from Elkhart and returned 20 years later. During my time away I lived in many locations around the west coast - but mostly in Arizona. The last couple of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I left Elkhart 20 years ago, lived mainly in Arizona and returned recently. I have been pleasantly surprised at the wonderful people I've met here. I've made more  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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