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Pullman, WA vs Puyallup, WA

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Highlights
- Puyallup spends 9.9% less per student than Pullman.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% higher in Puyallup than in Pullman. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pullman

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 Pullman, WAPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,380$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,872$14,056$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,397$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9118.6816.23
 Students per Librarian463811394573
 Students per Counselor262441530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%25.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%25.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.8%6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree11.6%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Pullman    9 Reviews

I came to Pullman in 2014 as a student, and I've been here since. I bought a house here this year and like many other places, there's a lot of crappy overpriced homes.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Rural area--great schools, climate, relaxed, Idaho next door--need I say  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you want to live in the big city then Pullman is not for you. However, if you like sunshine, fresh air, no traffic, friendly people, beautiful scenery, low crime,  More

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Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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99163
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98372 98371

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