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Olympia, WA vs Glens Falls, NY

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Highlights
- Glens Falls spends 59.5% more per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.8% lower in Glens Falls than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glens Falls had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WAGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,283$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4204573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%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 Glens Falls    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Glens Falls is a very courteous small city. I read somewhere it is the safest city for its size in U.S. Real estate very cheap ( nice 4 bedroom house for under  More

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I moved to Glens Falls in 2009 from downstate, sucked in by their new facade and tempted by the surprisingly low cost of real estate. There's a reason why this area's  More

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Over 14 years ago

I used to seriously dislike living near here. The town used to be falling apart, with no future, and not much to do. It has changed greatly in the past decade, from  More

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