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Gig Harbor, WA vs Auburn, WA

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Highlights
- Auburn spends 9.3% more per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Auburn than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Auburn had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor

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 Gig Harbor, WAAuburn, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,363$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,966$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6818.5316.23
 Students per Librarian11399894573
 Students per Counselor441455530
 Grade School Educ.0.6%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%6.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.8%88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.4%10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%26.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.3%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.7%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved from Chicago and never regretted it for a moment. Live out in the country, Key Peninsula, and love the country lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty and never have grown  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for five months. I’m 66 years old and this has been the nicest summer of my entire life. It’s been beautiful every single day. I live out on key  More

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Reviews for Auburn    9 Reviews

We lived in a big house on the West Hill of Auburn and then moved to a small rambler amid the big houses on the East Hill of Auburn. So we've lived within the city of  More

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Hello, I have lived in Auburn WA for about 8 years or so, Auburn is a great place to live, full of awesome people and awesome everyday life if you enjoy a 9-5 job and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Auburn is a very ugly, and dirty city, rain and clouds 9 months of the year. Has become really ghetto and would not recommend anyone coming here. Houses are expensive  More

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