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Rainier, WA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 17.3% more per student than Rainier.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Seattle than in Rainier. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rainier

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 Rainier, WASeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,104$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,162$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1818.5316.23
 Students per Librarian12469894573
 Students per Counselor439455530
 Grade School Educ.0.2%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.6%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.7%13.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%65.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.4%19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%3.9%1.5%

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I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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98576
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98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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