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Shelton, WA vs Richland, WA

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Highlights
- Richland spends 7.8% more per student than Shelton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Richland than in Shelton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richland had 18.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelton
 Shelton, WARichland, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,710$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,955$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11224573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 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 6 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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Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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