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Sammamish, WA vs Sequim, WA

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- Sequim spends 28.7% less per student than Sammamish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% lower in Sequim than in Sammamish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sequim had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sammamish
 Sammamish, WASequim, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,317$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,992$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17974573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Sequim    31 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

This town is as close to perfect as you can get. It has all of the beauty of Washington state with a fraction of the rainfall thanks to the rain shadow effect of the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I moved to Sequim in 2013. Being here for the last 10 years I have seen a lot of changes. It is not for the better. As a 38 year old single mother to a teenage boy, I  More

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Take note of all the recent positive remarks about Sequim. Most all are either realtors, business owners, or local tribal members who own and dictate to this entire  More

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