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Palmer, AK vs Camas, WA

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Highlights
- Camas spends 25.4% more per student than Palmer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% lower in Camas than in Palmer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Camas had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palmer
 Palmer, AKCamas, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,098$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10424573
 Students per Counselor448  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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Reviews for Camas    8 Reviews

Born and raised here in Washington. Moved away to San Francisco, California for a decade and just moved back. I live walking distance from downtown and love it. Huge  More

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Camas is a wonderful area which has so many beautiful trails with access to the river. The school system is superb. Prune Hill is such a wonderful place to live and walk  More

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Over 8 years ago

This town has no culture outside the high school. The downtown has scruffy mill taverns to accentuate the smelly pulp mill across the street. Housing is not  More

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