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Olympia, WA vs Wiggins, MS

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Highlights
- Wiggins spends 46.0% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% lower in Wiggins than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wiggins had 21.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WAWiggins, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,191$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4824573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%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.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Wiggins    2 Reviews

Wiggins is a small community and has a lot of small town perks. I moved here from the coast in 1999 and I love it! It has a slow pace and is close enough to big cities  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in Atlanta and Washington, DC and enjoyed them, but the thing I love most about Wiggins in the location. I'm close to bigger places so I can enjoy the arts,  More

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