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Graham, WA vs Burien, WA

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Highlights
- Burien spends 9.3% more per student than Graham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Burien than in Graham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burien had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Graham
 Graham, WABurien, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Graham    3 Reviews

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Over 15 years ago

I grew up in nearby Puyallup & moved to Graham 14 years ago. It is a beautiful community only 30 minutes from the mountains and beautiful lakes. I have 3 children in  More

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Over 17 years ago

I live in the Pierce County area in Washington state. It's the county that's underneath King County (where Seattle is). It's true that the Seattle and Puget Sound area  More

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Reviews for Burien    4 Reviews

In a better time, decades ago, Burien was peaceful, fun place. It was a destination my childhood friends and I frequented on our bicycles and spent the day...all without  More

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Over 6 years ago

This town used to be nice. In the past 3 years it has become terrible. Street gangs, murders and drug dealing. Leaving as soon as I  More

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I have lived in Burien since 1972. It is currently going through a Renaissance. Having become incorporated in the early '90s, its city council has fresh and forward  More

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