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Lake Stevens, WA vs Aliso Viejo, CA

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- Aliso Viejo spends 13.8% less per student than Lake Stevens.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% higher in Aliso Viejo than in Lake Stevens. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aliso Viejo had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Stevens
 Lake Stevens, WAAliso Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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Reviews for Aliso Viejo    8 Reviews

We've lived here in Aliso Viejo now for two years and just love it! It's clean, extremely walkable, little to no crime and relatively affordable when compared to Los  More

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Over 4 years ago

We just moved here from the East Coast and we absolutely love it. It’s pretty peaceful, has beautiful views of the city, and it’s close to the beach and many parks.  More

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We've liked here for 4yrs now and it is one of the most convenient cities I've ever lived in. Our youngest finished their last 2 yrs of high school here and we were  More

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