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Puyallup, WA vs Hot Springs, AR

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 24.3% less per student than Puyallup.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.6% lower in Hot Springs than in Puyallup. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Puyallup
 Puyallup, WAHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 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 11 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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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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