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Washington, DC vs Brookfield, WI

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- Brookfield spends 51.1% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.1% higher in Brookfield than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookfield had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCBrookfield, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7264573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Brookfield    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Overall I believe field is a great place to live and raise a family. Milwaukee certainly has its share of problems like any large metropolitan area. Overall I believe  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love Brookfield for the most part. The Elmbrook school district is amazing and test scores are always above average level. The one downfall of the city is that there  More

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About turn 35, and have lived in Brookfield for 9 years. Brookfield is broken into two parts, city and village, both are very safe- especially when compared to  More

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