2024 Compare Cities Education:
Sacramento, CA vs Federal Way, WA

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Highlights
- Federal Way spends 31.7% more per student than Sacramento.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% lower in Federal Way than in Sacramento. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Federal Way had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sacramento
 Sacramento, CAFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,240$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,670$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.7518.5316.23
 Students per Librarian63219894573
 Students per Counselor641455530
 Grade School Educ.7.6%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.4%89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%23.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.1%29.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.4%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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Reviews for Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  More

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