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Olympia, WA vs Camas, WA

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Highlights
- Camas spends 11.7% more per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% higher in Camas than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Camas had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WACamas, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,098$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10424573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 Camas    8 Reviews

Born and raised here in Washington. Moved away to San Francisco, California for a decade and just moved back. I live walking distance from downtown and love it. Huge  More

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Camas is a wonderful area which has so many beautiful trails with access to the river. The school system is superb. Prune Hill is such a wonderful place to live and walk  More

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Over 8 years ago

This town has no culture outside the high school. The downtown has scruffy mill taverns to accentuate the smelly pulp mill across the street. Housing is not  More

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