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Mercer Island, WA vs Aberdeen, WA

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- Aberdeen spends 17.2% less per student than Mercer Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% lower in Aberdeen than in Mercer Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aberdeen had 14.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mercer Island
 Mercer Island, WAAberdeen, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock42584573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Mercer Island    4 Reviews
Megan · Mercer Island, WA
Nice place to live with great schools
Over 17 years ago

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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A resident · Mercer Island, WA
Mercer Island - Is there a "there" there?
Over 17 years ago

Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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A resident · Mercer Island, WA
Mercer Island, WA - a suburb on an island
Over 17 years ago

Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Reviews for Aberdeen    5 Reviews
Chelsea · Cosmopolis, WA
I love how you can tell you're close to the water.
Over 11 years ago

I used to live on an island in the Aleutian Chain and I got used to the fact that the ocean was immediately present, always. I didn't realize how much I loved being  More

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IDaveZ · Coupeville, WA
Ok
Over 13 years ago

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John  · Aberdeen, WA
"it rains all the time"
Over 16 years ago

OK. I just have to say, yes, it rains in the Winter quite a bit, and there are some wild wind/rain storms, but the Summers are MAGNIFICENT, gorgeous, SUNNY, COOL and  More

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