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Kingston, WA vs Lake Forest Park, WA

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Highlights
- Lake Forest Park spends 13.5% more per student than Kingston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Lake Forest Park than in Kingston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest Park had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kingston
 Kingston, WALake Forest Park, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Kingston    4 Reviews

My wife, 3 boys and I moved here at the beginning of 2011. Kingston is very quiet, has friendly neighbors, reasonable home prices, nice farmers market, good schools,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Kingston is wetter, windier and cooler than nearby cities. It lies in Puget Sound's 'convergence zone', where weather fronts typically collide. This makes for some  More

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Over 17 years ago

plenty of power outtages during the  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest Park    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Lake Forest Park for over 6 years, having been priced out of the Seattle area, and never looked back! After living in Queen Anne in Seattle, we were  More

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