2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pacific Grove, CA vs Port Townsend, WA

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Highlights
- Port Townsend spends 13.7% more per student than Pacific Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% lower in Port Townsend than in Pacific Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Townsend had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pacific Grove
 Pacific Grove, CAPort Townsend, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,479$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8754573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Pacific Grove    3 Reviews

We had vacationed in the Monterey Bay Area for 40 years and really liked it, so we leased an apartment in Pacific Grove for a year to see if we would like to purchase  More

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Over 19 years ago

PG is a wonderful town, although with a four-year old child, the town feels old. It is prohibitively expensive to live in PG with the Average home close to a million  More

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We were welcomed to the community and had great  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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