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- Federal Way spends 104.1% more per student than Provo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% lower in Federal Way than in Provo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Federal Way had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Provo
 Provo, UTFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor556  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Provo    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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Reviews for Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  More

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