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Elk Grove, CA vs Friday Harbor, WA

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- Friday Harbor spends 27.3% more per student than Elk Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.5% lower in Friday Harbor than in Elk Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friday Harbor had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CAFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,407$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,396$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17704573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  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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