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Kirkland, WA vs Gilbert, AZ

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Highlights
- Gilbert spends 47.4% less per student than Kirkland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Gilbert than in Kirkland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gilbert had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kirkland

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 Kirkland, WAGilbert, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5318.2416.23
 Students per Librarian98923484573
 Students per Counselor455718530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%2.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.7%96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%46.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.4%11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 13 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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Reviews for Gilbert    42 Reviews

Gilbert should be compared to the Midwest in the sense that despite the size of the buildings being 5 stories tall in Mixed Use Areas, it retains the small town feeling,  More

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My Dad lives in Gilbert and i live nearby due to proximity of Mesa and visit Gilbert a lot. I can definitely say Gilbert is a hidden gem of a town that knows how to  More

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The reason I chose to write a review is because, while a few were indeed quite concise & accurate (looking at you, J.T.), some were astonishingly biased and/or isolated  More

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ZIPS IN KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON
98034 98033
ZIPS IN GILBERT, ARIZONA
85234 85295 85296 85233 85297 85298

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