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Washington, DC vs Orem, UT

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Highlights
- Orem spends 67.5% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 109.7% higher in Orem than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orem had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCOrem, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32934573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Orem    12 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great city, great people, and amazing opportunities.  More

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Over 3 years ago

I would like to take a second and give some compliments were compliments are deserved. There is often so little time to simple recognize the good that people do. In a  More

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The closeness to the mountains, many parks and trails make this place such a beautiful area to be in. The people are so friendly. The food options are so diverse and  More

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