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Gig Harbor, WA vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 18.8% less per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.1% lower in Plano than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WAPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 6 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 7 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 8 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 Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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