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Olympia, WA vs Cortland, NY

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Highlights
- Cortland spends 53.5% more per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.7% lower in Cortland than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortland had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WACortland, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,833$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 5 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 Cortland    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

i was born here and this city is like a real life pvp-enabled zone. god isnt watching  More

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Over 11 years ago

Cortland is a small town geographically right in the center of New York. The population is around 20K and has been the same for decades. Cortland is a typical small  More

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Over 19 years ago

I was born here (but grew up in Syracuse thank god) and moved back when I was a teen. Year after year the city goes downhill. It has went from a city with a trolley car  More

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