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Tumwater, WA vs Aberdeen, WA

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Highlights
- Aberdeen spends 2.8% less per student than Tumwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% lower in Aberdeen than in Tumwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aberdeen had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tumwater
 Tumwater, WAAberdeen, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock42584573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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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Reviews for Aberdeen    5 Reviews

I used to live on an island in the Aleutian Chain and I got used to the fact that the ocean was immediately present, always. I didn't realize how much I loved being  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

OK. I just have to say, yes, it rains in the Winter quite a bit, and there are some wild wind/rain storms, but the Summers are MAGNIFICENT, gorgeous, SUNNY, COOL and  More

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