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Placerville, CA vs Port Townsend, WA

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Highlights
- Port Townsend spends 49.5% more per student than Placerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.4% lower in Port Townsend than in Placerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Townsend had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Placerville
 Placerville, CAPort Townsend, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,479$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8754573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  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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