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Gig Harbor, WA vs Lompoc, CA

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- Lompoc spends 9.0% less per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% higher in Lompoc than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 23.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WALompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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