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Auburn, WA vs Friday Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Friday Harbor spends 3.3% less per student than Auburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% lower in Friday Harbor than in Auburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friday Harbor had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Auburn
 Auburn, WAFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,407$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,396$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17704573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
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 11 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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Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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