2025 Compare Cities Education:
Spokane, WA vs Lafayette, CA

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 14.0% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.3% higher in Lafayette than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WALafayette, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 3 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 Lafayette    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Living in Lafayette is wonderful, if you can afford it! The rolling hills, the great schools and the climate make this a great place to  More

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Great place to raise kids, nice restaurants and some good stores. A bit sparse on things like theaters etc. Weather in Summer is HOT HOT HOT. Bring sunblock and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Summers are too cool due to marine  More

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