2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lakewood, WA vs Layton, UT

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Highlights
- Layton spends 47.8% less per student than Lakewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% higher in Layton than in Lakewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Layton had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakewood
 Lakewood, WALayton, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,577$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,168$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock99794573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Layton    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

utah is a good place to live  More

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I can honestly say that there aren't any bad neighborhoods here. I frequently walk to work before sunrise or after sunset, and no one has ever bothered me in the least.  More

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I really love Layton. I moved here because my husband is a US Marine and received orders to Hill AFB on independent duty. Layton is close to everything you could want  More

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