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Federal Way, WA vs Raymond, WA

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Highlights
- Raymond spends 3.2% more per student than Federal Way.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Raymond than in Federal Way. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raymond had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Federal Way
 Federal Way, WARaymond, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,704$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,604$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock43854573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  More

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Reviews for Raymond    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The average snowfall for Raymond is 5 inches not 1 inch.The reason it’s probably posted wrong is because no one from The city of Raymond reports it to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Raymond is located on the Wa. coast. Living in mountain and high desert regions all my life, I ignored the warnings of friends that I would feel little aches and pains  More

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