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Tumwater, WA vs Poulsbo, WA

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- Poulsbo spends 3.3% more per student than Tumwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% lower in Poulsbo than in Tumwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poulsbo had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tumwater
 Tumwater, WAPoulsbo, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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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Reviews for Poulsbo    7 Reviews
Danny · Poulsbo, WA
Corrections to note regarding Poulsbo
Over 8 years ago

The description above states that "the ferry takes 1hour and that they are one and a half hour apart." That is only true for Bremerton, a place with a very different  More

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Richard · Corrales, NM
Rainfall
Over 10 years ago

Need contour map of  More

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Hatbuddy · Poulsbo, WA
Complete Lawlessness In All Areas Not just firewor
Over 11 years ago

Lorena MOVE TO KITSAP COUNTY Washington IF YOU WANT FIREWORKS. Extreme and excessive fireworks used there. Illegal rockets and other Indian Fireworks (are literally just  More

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