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Seattle, WA vs Shelton, WA

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Highlights
- Shelton spends 13.5% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% higher in Shelton than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelton had 14.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle
 Seattle, WAShelton, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,359$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,428$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37364573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 4 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 Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 7 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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