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St. George, UT vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 109.4% more per student than St. George.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% lower in Tacoma than in St. George. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. George

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 St. George, UTTacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$8,768$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141$14,056$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,745$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.8118.6816.23
 Students per Librarian203711394573
 Students per Counselor456441530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.6%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%31.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.2%1.5%

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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

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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

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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

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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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ZIPS IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH
84790 84770
ZIPS IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON
98404, 98409, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98422, 98408, 98418, 98403, 98465, 13 total

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