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Olympia, WA vs Linden, NJ

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Highlights
- Linden spends 36.7% more per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% lower in Linden than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Linden had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WALinden, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Linden    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

How could Linden's are quality go from 24 to 92.5 in one year? I live in Linden. They did not close refineries and plant a thousand trees. I can see the air-and  More

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Over 18 years ago

I've lived here for the past 3 years renting 1st floor of a two family house. 3 blocks from train station to NYC. Shopping centers all around. Very strong polish  More

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Moved to Linden a year ago, and really love it. It is bordered on the north by a pretty shady area of Roselle, but that hasn't affected the QOL here. The city is very  More

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