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Sunnyside, WA vs Tumwater, WA

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- Tumwater spends 4.6% more per student than Sunnyside.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% lower in Tumwater than in Sunnyside. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tumwater had 90.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyside
 Sunnyside, WATumwater, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor432  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.6.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Sunnyside    1 Reviews

Sunnyside is approx 8 minutes away from Grandview. Sunnyside has a small shopping center called the mid-valley mall (whose anchor store is JCPenney, only one floor). The  More

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Reviews for Tumwater    1 Reviews

Tumwater is so beautiful, my commute to work in Olympia is about 15 minutes no traffic whatsoever! My kids both attend top rated schools, I lived in Bellevue for 8  More

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