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Fife, WA vs Port Orchard, WA

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Highlights
- Port Orchard spends 3.7% less per student than Fife.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Port Orchard than in Fife. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Orchard had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fife
 Fife, WAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Fife    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This small suburb of Tacoma checks all the boxes for me, so where do I start? Fife has a bit of everything for every walk of life and virtually any activity you wish  More

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Over 18 years ago

A town so small if you blink it is gone. It is really a small suburb of tacoma. I lived there for only three weeks and had to move  More

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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 6 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 12 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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