2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. George, UT vs Puyallup, WA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Puyallup spends 109.4% more per student than St. George.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% lower in Puyallup than in St. George. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. George
 St. George, UTPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

   |    Reply

We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

   |    Reply

I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of St. George

Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

   |    Reply

I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

   |    Reply

Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Puyallup


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.