2026 Compare Cities Education:
Killeen, TX vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 39.8% more per student than Killeen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% higher in Seattle than in Killeen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Killeen
 Killeen, TXSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Killeen    20 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having a low cost of living does not mean MOVE HERE! It should be a warning sign for what is wrong with this place. Bestplaces.net has Temple included with this  More

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Our family moved here from Ft Worth looking for a smaller city, slower pace, and friendlier people. Plus we wanted to be near to an active military base that serviced  More

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I've lived in Killeen since 1998 when I was assigned here in the Army and loved it so much me and my wife decided to retire here from the Army in 2001. My wife likes the  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 4 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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