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Nevada City, CA vs Port Angeles, WA

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Highlights
- Port Angeles spends 35.7% less per student than Nevada City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% lower in Port Angeles than in Nevada City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Angeles had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nevada City
 Nevada City, CAPort Angeles, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,317$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,992$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17974573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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Reviews for Port Angeles    21 Reviews

I totally disagree with many of the reviews I’ve read about Port Angeles. I’ve lived here for 18 months now and I absolutely love this town. The weather is awesome, the  More

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PERSPECTIVE: I’m writing as a visitor and ZNOT as an established resident. So, that is my bias. I’ve visited PA five times in the past three years; staying with friends  More

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The only positive thing to say about this town is the nature: the Olympic national park, lake crescent, and others around it are absolutely beautiful!!! But that's more  More

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