2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olympia, WA vs Central Point, OR

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Highlights
- Central Point spends 15.2% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in Central Point than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Central Point had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WACentral Point, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,509$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Central Point    2 Reviews

The climate is very temperate in this area of Oregon. We enjoy mild winters, average rainfall, very little, if any snow on the Valley floor, but snow is available for  More

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Over 18 years ago

Good  More

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