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Pahrump, NV vs Olympia, WA

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- Olympia spends 31.4% more per student than Pahrump.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% higher in Olympia than in Pahrump. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pahrump
 Pahrump, NVOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,026  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Pahrump    28 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

There is so much new blood here and it's young. With the opening of Arby's, Chipotle, and maybe Dutch Brothers it's starting to feel a lot bigger than it used to. There  More

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Over 3 years ago

We moved to Pahrump about 7 years ago after our home in Las Vegas sold to the first couple looking at it, and we couldn't find a home there that we liked in our price  More

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Someone needs to update this information. Things have changed. The Town of Pahrump is making changes. No one wants negative comments about where they live, and the fact  More

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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 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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