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Raleigh, NC vs Pullman, WA

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Highlights
- Pullman spends 75.4% more per student than Raleigh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Pullman than in Raleigh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pullman had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCPullman, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,397$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock46384573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%1.5%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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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 16 years ago

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

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Over 16 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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