2025 Compare Cities Education:
Puyallup, WA vs Mount Sterling, KY

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- Mount Sterling spends 43.0% less per student than Puyallup.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Mount Sterling than in Puyallup. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Sterling had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Puyallup
 Puyallup, WAMount Sterling, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,469$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,631$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7304573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Mount Sterling    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

This place is a good place to raise your children but not a good place to set up their future,(the best cost affordable education is about 15 to 40 miles away)expect the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Mt. Sterling is still growing with real estate sales continuing. The market is a buyers market and alot of inventory is available. Mt. Sterling is a great community to  More

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