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Friday Harbor, WA vs Vail, CO

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Highlights
- Vail spends 18.8% less per student than Friday Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% lower in Vail than in Friday Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vail had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Friday Harbor

Education
 Friday Harbor, WAVail, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,407$15,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,789$13,095$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,396$7,336$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.2712.816.23
 Students per Librarian177017374573
 Students per Counselor334167530
 Grade School Educ.3.7%0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%0.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.4%99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.3%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%66.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.4%18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%5.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.6%1.5%

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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 Vail    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 18 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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98250
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81657

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