2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gig Harbor, WA vs Key West, FL

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Highlights
- Key West spends 13.9% more per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% lower in Key West than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Key West had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WAKey West, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22134573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%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.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Key West    7 Reviews

I was raised in Key West since 1980, these average cost prices for rent that you are seeing were not even accurate then, let alone now in 2021. The average cost of  More

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Over 9 years ago

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I have lived in Key West for the last seven years. During that time, I have observed very little change in the cost of living. I work for a national company that pays  More

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