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Friday Harbor, WA vs Gold Hill, OR

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Highlights
- Gold Hill spends 25.2% less per student than Friday Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% higher in Gold Hill than in Friday Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gold Hill had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Friday Harbor
 Friday Harbor, WAGold Hill, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,509$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,789  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Hill    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Rapists on the bridge by the greenway  More

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I first kayaked through Gold Hill 30 years ago and fell in love with the river there. I grew up in Bend, Oregon and the Deschutes river and loved the Deschutes but when  More

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Over 13 years ago

Del Rio Vineyards~is a huge part of the Gold Hill community. As a wine club member, you can enjoy free tastings, discounts on wine and merchandise, as well as, take  More

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