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Sammamish, WA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 14.8% less per student than Sammamish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% lower in Olympia than in Sammamish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sammamish

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 Sammamish, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$13,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.531816.23
 Students per Librarian98912464573
 Students per Counselor455439530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.5%95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.9%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.0%46.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.3%14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%1.8%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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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ZIPS IN SAMMAMISH, WASHINGTON
98074 98075
ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506

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