2025 Compare Cities Education:
Orting, WA vs Petersburg, VA

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Highlights
- Petersburg spends 30.5% less per student than Orting.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% lower in Petersburg than in Orting. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petersburg had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Orting
 Orting, WAPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,767$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6964573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Orting    5 Reviews

Orting has everything. I've lived outside the town for over 13 years and one of my favorite things to do is visit the quaint valley town. The residence are kind,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Orting is in the processes of building a new bridge to enter into Orting from Sumner direction. That will make the old bridge a Historic Point to visit since it can not  More

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Over 10 years ago

Nice place to live 3 schools Elementary Junior high and high school 1 main road thru town. small town but that's what makes it  More

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Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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