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Gig Harbor, WA vs Rockwall, TX

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- Rockwall spends 24.3% less per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% lower in Rockwall than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockwall had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WARockwall, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,419$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8964573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Rockwall    8 Reviews

I've lived here for over 10 years now and it is not at all what it used to be. The traffic is horrible now, the lights take forever and are programmed to slow traffic  More

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Looking for a beautiful, family friendly, low crime, affluent COMMUNITY? Look no further. From the Harbor on beautiful Lake Ray Hubbard to the farmer’s market to the  More

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After reading the information on Rockwall, I think it deserves some persepctive. Rockwall and its outlying areas is very habitable for moderate income families who do  More

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