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Sulphur, LA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 35.2% more per student than Sulphur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% higher in Seattle than in Sulphur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 12.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sulphur
 Sulphur, LASeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Sulphur    4 Reviews

I am 67 and have lived in Sulphur most of my life. We have experienced 4 major hurricanes in the last 16 years from September 2005 (Rita), 2007 (Ike), Laura in August  More

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Over 17 years ago

Calcasieu is a great place to live but it does get hit by Hurricanes and that is the downside. I live in Sulphur, LA in Calcasieu Parish. There is nothing wrong here  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sulphur is one of the best places I have ever been to and lived. There is hardly no crime. Probley one murder every 1-2  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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