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Longview, TX vs Issaquah, WA

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Highlights
- Issaquah spends 78.1% more per student than Longview.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.5% higher in Issaquah than in Longview. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Issaquah had 14.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Longview
 Longview, TXIssaquah, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor443  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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Reviews for Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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