2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gig Harbor, WA vs Southport, NC

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Highlights
- Southport spends 29.8% less per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% lower in Southport than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southport had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WASouthport, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,165$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8104573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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