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Orchards, WA vs Port Orchard, WA

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- Port Orchard spends 7.5% less per student than Orchards.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Port Orchard than in Orchards. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Orchard had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Orchards
 Orchards, WAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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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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Over 12 years ago

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

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