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West Sacramento, CA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 22.4% more per student than West Sacramento.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Olympia than in West Sacramento. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Sacramento
 West Sacramento, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,207  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor523  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for West Sacramento    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Horrible-all the way around. The worst people I have ever met and it's all over and well known for it. I would have thought the area would have been pretty  More

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Over 18 years ago

For those of you who love warm without humidity, this is the place for you. We have at least three months with an average temperture of + 80 degrees  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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