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Port Townsend, WA vs Friday Harbor, WA

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- Friday Harbor spends 11.0% more per student than Port Townsend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Friday Harbor than in Port Townsend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friday Harbor had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Townsend
 Port Townsend, WAFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,407$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,396$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17704573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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