2024 Compare Cities Education:
Sweetwater, TN vs Colville, WA

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Highlights
- Colville spends 58.8% more per student than Sweetwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% higher in Colville than in Sweetwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colville had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweetwater
 Sweetwater, TNColville, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,643$15,314$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,225$13,958$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,637$7,613$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.618.7816.23
 Students per Librarian58925494573
 Students per Counselor720502530
 Grade School Educ.6.7%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.7%93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%22.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.3%23.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.2.5%4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Sweetwater    1 Reviews

We bought our retirement home in Sweetwater in early 2022. We Air BnB it until we live there permanently. Our neighbors take care of our home presently, but the people  More

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Reviews for Colville    5 Reviews

I visited my niece last week and my impression of the town was this: Deer were poking through the bushes of their backyard and walking across the roads in town. I  More

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Over 14 years ago

The country is beautiful. You really have to like snow to live here. There is usually snow on the ground by the end of October, and can last into March or later. It is  More

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Unemployment is high in Colville (around 15%), as it is in the surrounding counties. Major employers are schools, state and federal govt, numerous sawmills, Walmart,  More

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