2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olympia, WA vs Springdale, AR

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Highlights
- Springdale spends 33.6% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% lower in Springdale than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springdale had 21.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WASpringdale, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,359$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,908$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4164573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Springdale    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This is a great area with good Republican Voters. Over 50% of people living here cannot be held responsible for Biden. That's all left to the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Downtown Springdale for years and I regret buying a home here. My neighbor burns constantly and the city will not do anything to stop it. We have had  More

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Please understand that if you are attracted by low cost housing you can find it here. Just know that it would be best to be  More

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