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Friday Harbor, WA vs Port Ludlow, WA

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- Port Ludlow spends 9.9% less per student than Friday Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Port Ludlow than in Friday Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Ludlow had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Friday Harbor
 Friday Harbor, WAPort Ludlow, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,479$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,789  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8754573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Port Ludlow    5 Reviews

We spent five years looking within a 90 drive from Seattle. We retired in PL two years ago. I have lived in Asia, up and down the East Coast of the US and in CA. We  More

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love Port Ludlow! It is the best. however, master plan community is primarily retirees that are discretionary buyers and live in denial of the reality of our current  More

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No place is perfect, in fact very few are. But if we want the most drinkable water, cleanest air, and beautiful view. Stand back, this could be the place for you. We  More

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