2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salt Lake City, UT vs Bonney Lake, WA

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Highlights
- Bonney Lake spends 68.0% more per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% lower in Bonney Lake than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bonney Lake had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTBonney Lake, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Bonney Lake    5 Reviews

Great place to live with lots of outdoor activities. I love spending a nice summer day on Lake Tapps. Great value for housing and you can't beat the mountain views.  More

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I grew up in Seattle and I am not white so I am colored by the experience of growing up in the NW as a non white person. Just like most of the USA the high population  More

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Over 4 years ago

Beautiful views of mount Rainer and many shopping options. Good community   More

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