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Smithfield, NC vs Puyallup, WA

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- Puyallup spends 84.5% more per student than Smithfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% higher in Puyallup than in Smithfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 15.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Smithfield
 Smithfield, NCPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,117  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor369  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Smithfield    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Johnston County Schools is an innovative and dedicated school system. I know people who have relocated to the area from Texas, simply because of the school  More

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Over 18 years ago

not too bad a little town, though can get to be very  More

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Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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