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Gainesville, TX vs Olympia, WA

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- Olympia spends 37.5% more per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% higher in Olympia than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 19.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville
 Gainesville, TXOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,743  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Gainesville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived here for the last 52 years, and my parents and grandparents were also born here in Gainesville, Cooke county. I am very disheartened by the increase in  More

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Unemplyment for peoples of African descent seem to be way higher than the city average. Culturally the town is very segregated emotional and culturaly with limited  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 5 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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