2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sumner, WA vs Short Pump, VA

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Highlights
- Short Pump spends 29.9% less per student than Sumner.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% lower in Short Pump than in Sumner. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Short Pump had 8.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sumner
 Sumner, WAShort Pump, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,871$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6674573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Short Pump    1 Reviews

If you come here, be prepared to be looked down on by the "Socialites". Don't get me wrong, I am a life long Virginia native. But this area has some growing up to do.  More

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