2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olympia, WA vs Brookfield, WI

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Highlights
- Brookfield spends 13.5% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% lower in Brookfield than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookfield had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WABrookfield, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7264573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Brookfield    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Overall I believe field is a great place to live and raise a family. Milwaukee certainly has its share of problems like any large metropolitan area. Overall I believe  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love Brookfield for the most part. The Elmbrook school district is amazing and test scores are always above average level. The one downfall of the city is that there  More

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About turn 35, and have lived in Brookfield for 9 years. Brookfield is broken into two parts, city and village, both are very safe- especially when compared to  More

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