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Gig Harbor, WA vs Lorain, OH

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Highlights
- Lorain spends 13.3% less per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Lorain than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lorain had 12.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WALorain, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,914$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,324$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7304573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Lorain    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Well, in short...It Sucks !!! It's become like the movie "Escape from New York". The city of Lorain has the highest amount of sex offenders and other criminals. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

I lived in Lorain for over 40 years of my life. It used to be a nice place to grow up and then raise a family. I return every year to visit family and meet up with  More

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Over 17 years ago

Living in Ohio is very unmotivating. There have been job cuts, homelessness and uncompassion all around us here. We strive to get ahead and take care of our families.   More

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