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Olympia, WA vs Burlington, VT

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Highlights
- Burlington spends 31.9% more per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.1% lower in Burlington than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlington had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia

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 Olympia, WABurlington, VTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,104$22,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$20,332$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,162$12,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1812.5816.23
 Students per Librarian12462964573
 Students per Counselor439230530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%13.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%57.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%3.6%1.5%

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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 3 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 Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 7 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506
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05401 05408 05405

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