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Seattle, WA vs Beacon, NY

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Highlights
- Beacon spends 41.4% more per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.8% lower in Beacon than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beacon had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle
 Seattle, WABeacon, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 8 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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