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Hampton, VA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 62.9% more per student than Hampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% higher in Seattle than in Hampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hampton
 Hampton, VASeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,585  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Hampton    28 Reviews

This place is the worst. The roads are in terrible condition. Always debris on the highway, side roads, and main roads. I've had replaced 3 tires so far this year alone  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having been deployed all over the world and stationed in the U.S. coast to coast I can honestly say this is the most ghetto place I have ever been...and that includes  More

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We live in Downtown Hampton within walking distance of the Langley Air and Space Museum, Hampton Carousel, the Hampton History Museum and tons of shops and restraunts.   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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