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Sturgis, MI vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 48.4% more per student than Sturgis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Olympia than in Sturgis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 13.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sturgis
 Sturgis, MIOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,352  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Sturgis    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Sturgis is a great place to raise a family. It is a small community with great schools and leadership. Despite the economy people are investing in new ventures. We have  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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