2025 Compare Cities Education:
Maple Valley, WA vs Shelton, WA

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Highlights
- Shelton spends 13.5% less per student than Maple Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% higher in Shelton than in Maple Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelton had 16.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Maple Valley
 Maple Valley, WAShelton, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,359$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,428$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37364573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Maple Valley    3 Reviews

We moved to Maple Valley 14 years ago from Kent, mostly for the school district. We have been very happy with the decision. Most of the state's best school districts  More

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Over 15 years ago

Quiet, beautiful, lush greenery and just 30 miles to Seattle. Take a load off and stay awhile.  More

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Being a resident of Maple Valley for most of my life. I know I wouldn't be where I am if it weren't for the teachers of Tahoma School District #409. Don't let the crime  More

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Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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