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Seattle, WA vs Gary, IN

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Highlights
- Gary spends 35.0% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Gary than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gary had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle
 Seattle, WAGary, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,054$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4354573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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