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Rochester, WA vs Raymond, WA

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Highlights
- Raymond spends 21.0% more per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% lower in Raymond than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raymond had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, WARaymond, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,704$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,604$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock43854573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Rochester    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I live in a rural community just south of Olympia Washington called Rochester. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and boy what a difference. I love it  More

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Reviews for Raymond    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The average snowfall for Raymond is 5 inches not 1 inch.The reason it’s probably posted wrong is because no one from The city of Raymond reports it to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Raymond is located on the Wa. coast. Living in mountain and high desert regions all my life, I ignored the warnings of friends that I would feel little aches and pains  More

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