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Tumwater, WA vs Buckley, WA

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Highlights
- Buckley spends 7.4% more per student than Tumwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% higher in Buckley than in Tumwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buckley had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tumwater
 Tumwater, WABuckley, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Buckley    1 Reviews

Politics here is very liberal and has decimated the state economy! Washington is extremely unfriendly toward business and if I could choose again where to live it would  More

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