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Friday Harbor, WA vs Annapolis, MD

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- Annapolis spends 8.9% less per student than Friday Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Annapolis than in Friday Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Annapolis had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Friday Harbor
 Friday Harbor, WAAnnapolis, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,686$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,789  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4274573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
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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Reviews for Annapolis    31 Reviews

Annapolis has extremely charming areas (mostly old Annapolis neighborhood's)-- Those very old area near the water have Amazing charm. You can start with downtown West  More

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Well, I really would give living in Annapolis 3.5 stars. I moved here by myself several years ago. One of the highs of this place is that there are a lot of terrific  More

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When we were trying to decide where in the USA to relocate to, Annapolis had enough interest that it made our list. Ultimately, we found a different city that offered  More

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