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Olympia, WA vs Spokane, WA

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Highlights
- Spokane spends 3.3% more per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Spokane than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spokane had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WASpokane, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18994573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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