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Port Orchard, WA vs Carlisle, PA

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Highlights
- Carlisle spends 4.2% more per student than Port Orchard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% lower in Carlisle than in Port Orchard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlisle had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Orchard

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 Port Orchard, WACarlisle, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,675$18,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783$13,693$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,929$8,392$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8214.4616.23
 Students per Librarian8357314573
 Students per Counselor382279530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%5.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.8%91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%16.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.1%5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%39.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.4%11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 5 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 11 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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Reviews for Carlisle    12 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

It's not All bad but people here seem to be more prejudiced against minorities like me. Even more so than people in the South where i used to live.   More

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Carlisle, PA, is at a crossroads of interstate 81 and US 76 (turnpike) which means its easy to get to, and easy to get out to places from. The town of Carlisle itself  More

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We are still suffering from sticker shock after living here for 7 years. This state charges you for EVERYTHING and the ROI is near to nothing. You have to pay a toll  More

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98366
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