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Olympia, WA vs Florissant, MO

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Highlights
- Florissant spends 18.4% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% lower in Florissant than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florissant had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WAFlorissant, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,953$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,927$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6324573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Florissant    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Overall it's a good area to live in. We live on a mostly quiet street, it's a cul de sac. We've had our lawnmower stolen out our backyard, that's about all. Our  More

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I'd like to get some updated information on Florissant, MO. I'm thinking about moving there this spring. I am a former Chicagoan, lived in Phoenix, AZ for many years.   More

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Its not filled with Mullets and trans ams as the person above indicates. But yes it is blue collar, not low income, but blue collar hard working middle class. If you are  More

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