2024 Compare Cities Education:
Edmonds, WA vs Port Townsend, WA

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Highlights
- Port Townsend spends 1.3% less per student than Edmonds.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% lower in Port Townsend than in Edmonds. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Townsend had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Edmonds
 Edmonds, WAPort Townsend, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,718$17,479$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748$15,176$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,118$8,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.9116.8416.23
 Students per Librarian15648754573
 Students per Counselor420360530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%1.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.6%98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.0%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.2%17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 12 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 12 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  More

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Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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