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Gig Harbor, WA vs Yucca Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Yucca Valley spends 20.1% less per student than Gig Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% higher in Yucca Valley than in Gig Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yucca Valley had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WAYucca Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Yucca Valley    10 Reviews

We have lived in Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree for over 20 years. The comment regarding graffiti is over exaggerated. Yes there is crime and there are some tweakers but  More

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Over 5 years ago

Let me start by saying, I love the desert. Yucca used to be a sweet little town...but now that the city has allowed for many criminals to come in from other areas..a  More

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YV has a good mix of mainly retirees, snowbirds, artists, and military families. People here are generally MORE friendly and LESS racially diverse compared to other  More

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