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Lewes, DE vs Sequim, WA

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Highlights
- Sequim spends 17.1% less per student than Lewes.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Sequim than in Lewes. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sequim had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lewes
 Lewes, DESequim, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,317$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,992$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17974573
 Students per Counselor372  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lewes    4 Reviews

I moved to Lewes in 2009 and it has been a great experience so far. Sussex County has the lowest property taxes in the state and Delaware has no sales tax making it a  More

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Lewes has so much to offer for retirees! It has a great library, wonderful classes for lifelong education (through the Osher Institute, affiliated with U.D.), and a town  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Lewes, Delaware practically my whole life and love it here. It’s a tight-knit community that really focuses on one another. Lewes frequently tops the  More

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Reviews for Sequim    31 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

This town is as close to perfect as you can get. It has all of the beauty of Washington state with a fraction of the rainfall thanks to the rain shadow effect of the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I moved to Sequim in 2013. Being here for the last 10 years I have seen a lot of changes. It is not for the better. As a 38 year old single mother to a teenage boy, I  More

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Take note of all the recent positive remarks about Sequim. Most all are either realtors, business owners, or local tribal members who own and dictate to this entire  More

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