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Gig Harbor, WA vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 21.9% less per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% lower in Fort Collins than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor

Education
 Gig Harbor, WAFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,363$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056$11,528$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,966$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6816.4616.23
 Students per Librarian11394844573
 Students per Counselor441173530
 Grade School Educ.0.6%1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.8%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%17.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.4%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.3%17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.7%3.8%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 Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 3 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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