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Palm Springs, CA vs Friday Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Friday Harbor spends 26.9% more per student than Palm Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.4% lower in Friday Harbor than in Palm Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friday Harbor had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Springs
 Palm Springs, CAFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,407$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,396$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17704573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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