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Falmouth, ME vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 3.8% less per student than Falmouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.3% higher in Olympia than in Falmouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Falmouth
 Falmouth, MEOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Falmouth    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Falmouth borders Portland, Maines largest city, so the nationally reconginized resturants, vibrant arts community, festivals, and shopping are all close. For the size  More

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Falmouth K-12 schools consistantly score high on the states standardized tests. While my daughter was in private schools in CA, I am confortable with the education  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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