2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port Orchard, WA vs Wilmington, DE

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- Wilmington spends 13.0% more per student than Port Orchard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% lower in Wilmington than in Port Orchard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmington had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Orchard
 Port Orchard, WAWilmington, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11044573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 6 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 12 years ago

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

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Reviews for Wilmington    18 Reviews

I'm ready to get away from this whole state, once and for all! There are no real jobs here. The cost of living is getting entirely too high, as well as the crime.  More

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Over 9 years ago

can anyone offer information on the Park Plaza, 1100 Lovering Ave,  More

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When we sold our house in the burbs and downsized to a condo in Wilmington all our friends thought we were nuts. What about the crime? Well, we've been here for a year  More

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