2025 Compare Cities Education:
Guilford, CT vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 13.3% less per student than Guilford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.1% higher in Seattle than in Guilford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Guilford
 Guilford, CTSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Guilford    5 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years, my husband has lived here for 20+. Beautiful New England town minutes from everything my family needs. It's also about 20 minutes from  More

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Over 8 years ago

Beautiful historic town on the CT Shoreline. Incredible community, excellent schools, and every amenity you can think of right at your fingertips. The downtown area, the  More

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Over 11 years ago

Guilford is great, with a few exceptions. Commuting is nightmare. Don't let your kids hang around 'the green' (town square) because its full of bad kids. Winters are  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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