2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lebanon, NH vs Port Townsend, WA

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Highlights
- Port Townsend spends 29.3% less per student than Lebanon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.9% higher in Port Townsend than in Lebanon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Townsend had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lebanon
 Lebanon, NHPort Townsend, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,479$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8754573
 Students per Counselor168  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lebanon    3 Reviews

If you want an honest opinion, please keep reading. In total, our family has lived on and off in this area 10 years, first on one side of the river, then on the other.  More

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Life is just too difficult here for the regular person, particularly if you come from any other state. I have no idea why they claim the unemployment rate is so low when  More

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The Lebanon/Hanover, New Hampshire community is often rated among the best places to live in the country. Population, however, remains a scant 20,000 or so. We enjoy  More

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Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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