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Gainesville, VA vs Port Orchard, WA

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- Port Orchard spends 23.3% more per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Port Orchard than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Orchard had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville
 Gainesville, VAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,956  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor293  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 6 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 12 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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