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Wenatchee, WA vs Issaquah, WA

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- Issaquah spends 27.9% more per student than Wenatchee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% higher in Issaquah than in Wenatchee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Issaquah had 16.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wenatchee
 Wenatchee, WAIssaquah, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,959  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor414  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Wenatchee    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a wonderful place to live. Lots of sun, and Winters are not as cold as the East coast. With an enormous, thriving and escalating diversity of people, and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Seattle and spend most of my life there. As much as I love the Seattle area I've always felt the need to leave my home town to explore new horizons.  More

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Over 12 years ago

As my main residence is in Oceanside Ca. I stay in E. Wenatchee 3 to 4 months a year (spring/summer) I can say that Wenatchee is an expensive place to live...yes more  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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