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Olympia, WA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 17.3% more per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Seattle than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia

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 Olympia, WASeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,104$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,162$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1818.5316.23
 Students per Librarian12469894573
 Students per Counselor439455530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%13.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%65.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506
ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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