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Spanaway, WA vs Austin, TX

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- Austin spends 7.7% more per student than Spanaway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% lower in Austin than in Spanaway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spanaway
 Spanaway, WAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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