2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olympia, WA vs Gardena, CA

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Highlights
- Gardena spends 1.9% more per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.4% higher in Gardena than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gardena had 15.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WAGardena, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Gardena    6 Reviews

As an alumni of Maria Regina, I am extremely proud that I had the wonderful opportunity to send my children here. The quality of the Christian-Catholic education they  More

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1. Crime. Gardena is a relatively low income city and attracts a lot neighboring losers. You have to watch your surroundings at all times. One woman was severely  More

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My husband has a job opportunity in Gardena. We're considering leaving Seattle for the first time in our lives and moving to LA. We love our home and neighborhood, but  More

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