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Seattle, WA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 24.6% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% lower in Santa Fe than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

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 Seattle, WASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$10,926$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5315.3416.23
 Students per Librarian98914984573
 Students per Counselor455310530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%18.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%42.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%3.9%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 Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
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