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Gilroy, CA vs Lynnwood, WA

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Highlights
- Lynnwood spends 3.7% less per student than Gilroy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in Lynnwood than in Gilroy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lynnwood had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gilroy
 Gilroy, CALynnwood, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 20 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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Reviews for Lynnwood    11 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

It rains a lot here. If you can handle the rain, the "3" months of summer is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Lynnwood is a small city of approximately 34,000 people located in South Snohomish County. It's a 20 minute ride to downtown Seattle from here. Many residents work in  More

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Over 18 years ago

This winter was/is one of the coldest and longest since my return to Washington state a few years ago. I also lived here in the late 80's/early 90's, and our recent  More

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