| Index | Ruston | Tacoma | Washington |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 54% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 19:1 | 20:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 93 | 1,991 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 24 | 548 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 10 | 147 |
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| Index | Ruston | Tacoma | Washington |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.2% | 83.8% | 87.5% |
| Completed high school | 92.1% | 83.0% | 86.6% |
| Completed some college | 67.6% | 60.8% | 67.7% |
| Completed associate degree | 48.9% | 35.6% | 43.3% |
| Completed bachelors | 37.4% | 26.7% | 33.6% |
| Completed masters | 14.3% | 9.1% | 12.3% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.3% | 2.6% | 3.6% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| University Place, WA | 34,663 | 72% | 49.1% |
| Sumner, WA | 10,604 | 67% | 39.0% |
| Gig Harbor, WA | 10,659 | 65% | 35.9% |
| Steilacoom, WA | 6,528 | 65% | 35.7% |
| North Fort Lewis, WA | 6,545 | 63% | 31.8% |
| Tacoma, WA | 223,137 | 48% | 0.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Spokane, WA | 223,638 | 53% | 10.1% |
| Modesto, CA | 222,619 | 36% | 25.6% |
| Des Moines, IA | 221,968 | 48% | 0.3% |
| San Bernardino, CA | 221,910 | 32% | 34.1% |
| Fontana, CA | 220,412 | 36% | 25.7% |
| Tacoma, WA | 223,137 | 48% | 0.0% |
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