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Kalamazoo, MI vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 12.3% more per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Olympia than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MIOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  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 4 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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