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Olympia, WA vs Huntsville, TX

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Highlights
- Huntsville spends 44.2% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 98.6% higher in Huntsville than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntsville had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WAHuntsville, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,537$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,640$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41954573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Huntsville    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I live and huntsville and I was born in huntsville I have lived here for most of my life and I am only  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up about an hour from here and when I moved back the job market led me toward Conroe but the cost of living made it worth the commute to and from Huntsville.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Huntsville, Texas is the home of Sam Houston State University, a small state-funded university that boasts the likes of Dan Rather and Dana Andrews as alumni. The  More

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