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Tucson, AZ vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 59.0% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% higher in Olympia than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson

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 Tucson, AZOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,756$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897$13,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,785$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.661816.23
 Students per Librarian144712464573
 Students per Counselor519439530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.3%95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%46.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total
ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506

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