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Port Orchard, WA vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 0.4% more per student than Port Orchard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% lower in Harrisburg than in Port Orchard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 12.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Orchard

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 Port Orchard, WAHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,675$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783$14,386$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,929$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8215.8416.23
 Students per Librarian83510044573
 Students per Counselor382390530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%11.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.8%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.1%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%22.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.4%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%0.6%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 Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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ZIPS IN PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
98366
ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120

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