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Seattle, WA vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Indianapolis spends 27.7% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Indianapolis than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indianapolis had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

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 Seattle, WAIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$14,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$11,754$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5317.7116.23
 Students per Librarian9899314573
 Students per Counselor455613530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%32.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.2%1.5%

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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 2 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 Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total

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