2024 Compare Cities Education:
Friday Harbor, WA vs Gold Beach, OR

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Highlights
- Gold Beach spends 24.3% less per student than Friday Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Gold Beach than in Friday Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gold Beach had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Friday Harbor
 Friday Harbor, WAGold Beach, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,407$14,683$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,789$12,781$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,396$7,071$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.2716.7516.23
 Students per Librarian17703224573
 Students per Counselor334294530
 Grade School Educ.3.7%5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%6.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.4%87.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%27.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.3%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%19.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.4%6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.0%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 Gold Beach    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The first time i stayed here was 4 yrs ago and when we came into town it felt like home. This is our 4year in a row and im ready to move here now. It's so beautiful and  More

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Would like to know best places or towns from Gold Beach to Coos Bay to Grants Pass for a retired  More

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On one of my vacations over ten years ago, I visited Gold Beach and found the area quite charming. After having moved from California four years ago after retirement to  More

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