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Valdez, AK vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 16.1% less per student than Valdez.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.2% higher in Seattle than in Valdez. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Valdez
 Valdez, AKSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,943  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor1029  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Valdez    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Dont move here unless you work for Alyeska. Everything is so expensive, and the closest wal-mart is 6 hours by car. There is tons of stuff to do if you love winter. But  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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