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Olympia, WA vs Rochester, MI

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 11.2% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% lower in Rochester than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia

Education
 Olympia, WARochester, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,104$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$12,595$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,162$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1817.0216.23
 Students per Librarian12468094573
 Students per Counselor439537530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%1.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%13.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%65.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%25.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%3.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.6%1.5%

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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 3 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 Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The winters are very cold and some snow days can be quite challenging. The summers are great with very little humidty and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Back in the 1970's and early 1980's, Rochester was a nice quiet little town that people lived in to get away from the craziness of other areas in Oakland and Macomb  More

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98501 98502 98506
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