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Gig Harbor, WA vs Parker, CO

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Highlights
- Parker spends 30.8% less per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Parker than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parker had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor

Education
 Gig Harbor, WAParker, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,363$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056$10,748$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,966$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6817.6216.23
 Students per Librarian11399144573
 Students per Counselor441279530
 Grade School Educ.0.6%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.8%96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.4%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.3%15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.7%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 6 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 Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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