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Sammamish, WA vs Kennesaw, GA

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- Kennesaw spends 30.9% less per student than Sammamish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% lower in Kennesaw than in Sammamish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kennesaw had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sammamish
 Sammamish, WAKennesaw, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,877$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5374573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 10 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 Kennesaw    9 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Lived here for 15 years. Lived in Colorado and Missouri also and spent a lot of time in Southern California. I can tell you this place is terrible! Summers are long,  More

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Over 7 years ago

Warm autumn and always something to do no matter what  More

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Kennesaw - Here's a bit of our background to help in your assessment. We moved to GA from southern CA. I've lived in Kennesaw for 8yrs. We are a multicultural family  More

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