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Port Ludlow, WA vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Long Beach spends 0.3% less per student than Port Ludlow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.8% higher in Long Beach than in Port Ludlow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Long Beach had 18.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Ludlow
 Port Ludlow, WALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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