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Moses Lake, WA vs Federal Way, WA

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Highlights
- Federal Way spends 25.5% more per student than Moses Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% lower in Federal Way than in Moses Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Federal Way had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Moses Lake
 Moses Lake, WAFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,709  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Moses Lake    10 Reviews

The population stays around the same. Companies come and go, and the overall jobs (I mean professional jobs, not BK or McD's) seem to come and go too. Mitsubishi is only  More

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Over 10 years ago

You are way off on your population for Moses Lake, WA We have been at 21,414, stated officially on the sign as entering Moses Lake, all 2014. Please correct this asap.  More

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Over 13 years ago

I enjoy the dry desert climate and central location to outdoor activities. Even though it is desert we enjoy four seasons. The drawback is the influx of gain related  More

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Reviews for Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  More

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