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Gig Harbor, WA vs Los Banos, CA

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Highlights
- Los Banos spends 22.0% less per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% higher in Los Banos than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Banos had 26.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WALos Banos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Los Banos    6 Reviews

Everything I think about this town has already been said. And those things unfortunately are more in the negative category. Not too much good to say about this town.   More

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The most attractive part of Los Banos is their proximity to San Jose and relatively low housing prices. However, if you look at it from different angles Los Banos may  More

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Over 7 years ago

Inaccurate facts. The heat in Los Banos is relentless. From May to mid or end of September100 +degrees. I lived there most of my 59 years. It is oppressive. It can go  More

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