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Spokane, WA vs Lakewood, WA

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Highlights
- Lakewood spends 4.0% more per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% higher in Lakewood than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane

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 Spokane, WALakewood, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,661$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157$14,056$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,051$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5418.6816.23
 Students per Librarian189911394573
 Students per Counselor368441530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%26.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%23.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.7%1.5%

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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 Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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ZIPS IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
99208, 99205, 99223, 99207, 99203, 99224, 99202, 99217, 99201, 99026, 11 total
ZIPS IN LAKEWOOD, WASHINGTON
98499 98498 98439

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