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Friday Harbor, WA vs Lacey, WA

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- Lacey spends 11.9% less per student than Friday Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% higher in Lacey than in Friday Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lacey had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Friday Harbor
 Friday Harbor, WALacey, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,789  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Lacey    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

My husband is in the military and so we move from place to place. Lacey is about 20 minutes drive from Joint Base Lewis Mcchord. The area is really nice because it is a  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm just ready to move someplace where the sun shines more, it's warmer and  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is currently construction on a trail that connects from Lacey to Tummwater. The trail used to be an abandoned railroad. I'm very happy because of  More

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