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Sammamish, WA vs Edmonds, WA

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Highlights
- Edmonds spends 11.7% less per student than Sammamish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% higher in Edmonds than in Sammamish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edmonds had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sammamish

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 Sammamish, WAEdmonds, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$14,748$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5318.9116.23
 Students per Librarian98915644573
 Students per Counselor455420530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.5%96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.9%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.0%49.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.3%11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%2.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  More

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Reviews for Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 12 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 12 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  More

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ZIPS IN SAMMAMISH, WASHINGTON
98074 98075
ZIPS IN EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
98026 98020

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