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Gig Harbor, WA vs Elko, NV

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Highlights
- Elko spends 27.9% less per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Elko than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elko had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WAElko, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,906$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9074573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved from Chicago and never regretted it for a moment. Live out in the country, Key Peninsula, and love the country lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty and never have grown  More

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Over 6 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for five months. I’m 66 years old and this has been the nicest summer of my entire life. It’s been beautiful every single day. I live out on key  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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