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Waukesha, WI vs Issaquah, WA

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- Issaquah spends 35.7% more per student than Waukesha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% higher in Issaquah than in Waukesha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Issaquah had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waukesha
 Waukesha, WIIssaquah, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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Reviews for Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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