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Sumner, WA vs Long Beach, WA

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Highlights
- Long Beach spends 12.7% more per student than Sumner.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Long Beach than in Sumner. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Long Beach had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sumner
 Sumner, WALong Beach, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,704$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,604$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock43854573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sumner    2 Reviews

Sumner is a wonderfully small but growing community nestled in the a beautiful and fertile valley of Western Washington. Only minutes from the major cities, the small  More

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Over 19 years ago

Sumner Washington is located in the Puyallup valley which by definition is flat and walkable. The city adminstration and council are very focused on maintaining a small  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    1 Reviews

Long Beach WA is the highest rated place to live in WA, OR, CA, Idaho, Utah. San Diego is having its annual burn out of wildfires. Residents of San Diego who don't  More

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