2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port Ludlow, WA vs Palmer, AK

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Highlights
- Palmer spends 12.9% less per student than Port Ludlow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% higher in Palmer than in Port Ludlow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmer had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Ludlow
 Port Ludlow, WAPalmer, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,979$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8124573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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