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Seattle, WA vs Petersburg, VA

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Highlights
- Petersburg spends 36.4% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Petersburg than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petersburg had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle
 Seattle, WAPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,767$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6964573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%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 Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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