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Tumwater, WA vs Penfield, NY

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- Penfield spends 58.6% more per student than Tumwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.6% lower in Penfield than in Tumwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Penfield had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tumwater
 Tumwater, WAPenfield, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Tumwater    1 Reviews
Tonya · Olympia, WA
Beautiful and piecefull place to live
Over 7 years ago

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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NOFLAC · Rochester, NY
Destructive gun clubs impact quality of life
Over 11 years ago

While Penfield, NY is a decent town, it is marred by gun clubs that ruin many quality of life issues, and that issue is unrestrained, destructive, harmful and health  More

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NOFLAC · Rochester, NY
Gun clubs ruin quality of life
Over 11 years ago

While Penfield is a decent town, but it is marred by gun clubs that ruin many quality of life issues, and that issue is unrestrained, destructive, harmful and health  More

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Andrew · Spencerport, NY
Very Pleasant Suburb
Over 17 years ago

I was raised in Penfield. Good schools, quiet, very low crime with superb county sheriff, easy commute to anywhere in the county, homes are very affordable, very nice  More

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