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Mercer Island, WA vs Kennewick, WA

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- Kennewick spends 6.8% less per student than Mercer Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Kennewick than in Mercer Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kennewick had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mercer Island
 Mercer Island, WAKennewick, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,710$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,955$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11224573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Mercer Island    4 Reviews

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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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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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 Kennewick    24 Reviews

Born here and lived most of my 48 years here. If people haven't gotten out and explored the versatility of this place to entertain a population at my levels and options  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here for 30 years. Very good place to live. Three major rivers meet here. The Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers. So if you like fishing or boating it’s a  More

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