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Sudbury, MA vs Lakewood, WA

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Highlights
- Lakewood spends 22.1% less per student than Sudbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.8% higher in Lakewood than in Sudbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sudbury
 Sudbury, MALakewood, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Sudbury    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

The quintesential New England town. Having moved to New England from the mid-atlantic, the quainteness of towns like Sudbury and the level of control over development  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 7 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 16 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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