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Tumwater, WA vs Sparks, NV

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- Sparks spends 20.3% less per student than Tumwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% lower in Sparks than in Tumwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparks had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tumwater
 Tumwater, WASparks, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%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 Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  More

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