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Port Ludlow, WA vs Grass Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Grass Valley spends 27.4% more per student than Port Ludlow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% higher in Grass Valley than in Port Ludlow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grass Valley had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Ludlow
 Port Ludlow, WAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Port Ludlow    5 Reviews

We spent five years looking within a 90 drive from Seattle. We retired in PL two years ago. I have lived in Asia, up and down the East Coast of the US and in CA. We  More

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love Port Ludlow! It is the best. however, master plan community is primarily retirees that are discretionary buyers and live in denial of the reality of our current  More

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No place is perfect, in fact very few are. But if we want the most drinkable water, cleanest air, and beautiful view. Stand back, this could be the place for you. We  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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