2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gig Harbor, WA vs Hayden, ID

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Highlights
- Hayden spends 52.1% less per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in Hayden than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hayden had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WAHayden, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,065$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10634573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Hayden    5 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Used to be nice, but the city council is a joke. Califonians have moved in a the price of houses is now unaffordable. Pay is low and the cost of living is rising. The  More

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Hayden is a beautiful place with wretched weather. Cold, dreary, grey days are the norm from late Oct to late May. There is no “Spring” in Hayden. It can barely eeek out  More

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Hayden is beautiful, but all of North Idaho is getting very crowded. Wages are low; cost of living has gotten pretty high. Maybe we just have bad luck, but we live in a  More

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