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Spanish Fork, UT vs Olympia, WA

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- Olympia spends 73.9% more per student than Spanish Fork.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.3% lower in Olympia than in Spanish Fork. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spanish Fork
 Spanish Fork, UTOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor556  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Spanish Fork    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

we have lived here for 8 years no and love it.  More

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Spanish Fork is a pretty town with folks who really take time to help you to feel like this is home. Lots of nice shops and very affordable housing. The way of life is a  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cold in the winter, hot in the summer. No  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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