2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sandy, UT vs Lakewood, WA

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Highlights
- Lakewood spends 68.0% more per student than Sandy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% lower in Lakewood than in Sandy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sandy
 Sandy, UTLakewood, 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.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Sandy    16 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

It was a great city when I moved here 2o years ago but due to over crowding and building apartments the traffic is awful. People are rude and drive like idiots  More

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Over 9 years ago

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Over 9 years ago

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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