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Lakewood, WA vs Brentwood, CA

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Highlights
- Brentwood spends 17.3% less per student than Lakewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% higher in Brentwood than in Lakewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brentwood had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakewood
 Lakewood, WABrentwood, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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Reviews for Brentwood    6 Reviews

Brentwood, 50 miles east of San Francisco, has a great climate. We are in a valley, east of Mount Diablo. We get a few weeks of pretty hot days - 100+, but the rest of  More

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Over 15 years ago

I love living in Brentwood. Our city planners and workers have done an excellent job in creating a beautiful city filled with trees, parks, well- planned communities,  More

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We moved to a new “Active Adults” (over 55) housing development in Brentwood about 6 years ago. The location is great if you like to fish, go pleasure-boating, or water  More

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