2024 Compare Cities Education:
Olympia, WA vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 7.6% more per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in San Jose than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,104$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,162$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1821.5916.23
 Students per Librarian124665284573
 Students per Counselor439646530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.8%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 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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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