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Gig Harbor, WA vs Federal Way, WA

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Highlights
- Federal Way spends 9.3% more per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Federal Way than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Federal Way had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor

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 Gig Harbor, WAFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,363$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,966$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6818.5316.23
 Students per Librarian11399894573
 Students per Counselor441455530
 Grade School Educ.0.6%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.8%89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%23.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.4%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%29.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.3%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.7%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 6 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 Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  More

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