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Tumwater, WA vs Wiggins, MS

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- Wiggins spends 46.0% less per student than Tumwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% lower in Wiggins than in Tumwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wiggins had 21.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tumwater
 Tumwater, WAWiggins, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,191$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4824573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Wiggins    2 Reviews

Wiggins is a small community and has a lot of small town perks. I moved here from the coast in 1999 and I love it! It has a slow pace and is close enough to big cities  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in Atlanta and Washington, DC and enjoyed them, but the thing I love most about Wiggins in the location. I'm close to bigger places so I can enjoy the arts,  More

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