2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tumwater, WA vs Eugene, OR

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Highlights
- Eugene spends 14.8% less per student than Tumwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% lower in Eugene than in Tumwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eugene had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tumwater
 Tumwater, WAEugene, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,566$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,947$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7764573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%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 Eugene    89 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

It’s cold and rainy and cloudy most of the year on June it rained and was cloudy every day except 3. The weather is mostly cloudy even if it’s not raining. If you want  More

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Over 3 years ago

Moved here from Austin, Texas about three years ago. I've lived in the Bay Area, California, San Diego, Los Angeles and various towns in Central Texas (Georgetown,  More

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Eugene has its warts, just like any other city. But in my view, the good things far outweigh the bad aspects. What I like the best is the location, right on the  More

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