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Long Beach, WA vs Port Orchard, WA

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- Port Orchard spends 14.6% less per student than Long Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% higher in Port Orchard than in Long Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Orchard had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Long Beach
 Long Beach, WAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,624  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor750  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Long Beach    1 Reviews
Al · Ocean Park, WA
Best Place to live in the entire West
Over 11 years ago

Long Beach WA is the highest rated place to live in WA, OR, CA, Idaho, Utah. San Diego is having its annual burn out of wildfires. Residents of San Diego who don't  More

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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews
White · Port Orchard, WA
It's Okay
Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Terri · Port Orchard, WA
Love living here
Over 6 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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melissa · Port Orchard, WA
Port Orchard
Over 12 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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