2024 Compare Cities Education:
Spokane, WA vs Auburn, AL

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Highlights
- Auburn spends 30.2% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Auburn than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Auburn had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WAAuburn, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,661$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157$9,980$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,051$5,981$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5419.2516.23
 Students per Librarian18994014573
 Students per Counselor368449530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%3.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%16.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%59.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%3.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%7.4%1.5%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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Reviews for Auburn    16 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Unless you’re a college student or under 30, dont move here cause there is nothing to do. I grew up here and the university used to bring in great concerts but these  More

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Went to Auburn University for 4 years and stayed living here for an additional year. First thing: if you aren’t in classes, dont care for college football, or don’t  More

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Over 14 years ago

Auburn is a very nice place to live and raise a family. Compared to New York where i'm from, living in Auburn is much cheaper. This is a college town so there isn't any  More

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