2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olympia, WA vs Medford, OR

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Highlights
- Medford spends 15.2% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in Medford than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Medford had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WAMedford, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,509$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%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 Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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