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Olympia, WA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 11.9% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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