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Los Altos, CA vs Sequim, WA

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Highlights
- Sequim spends 22.2% less per student than Los Altos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% lower in Sequim than in Los Altos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sequim had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Altos
 Los Altos, CASequim, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,317$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,992$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17974573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  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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