2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port Townsend, WA vs Newport, OR

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Highlights
- Newport spends 19.2% less per student than Port Townsend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Newport than in Port Townsend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newport had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Townsend
 Port Townsend, WANewport, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,116$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,264$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6504573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Newport    9 Reviews

We moved here 13 years ago from Seattle. I have no regrets whatsoever. People are friendly, the beaches are pristine , the schools are wonderful and crime is very low.  More

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I moved here four years ago so I have had an opportunity to really assess what is going on. I am moving. This is a nice place to visit not live if you are an educated  More

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I came across this website, as my wife and I will be moving from London, UK to Oregon in order for my wife to be closer to her parents. Needless to say it can be  More

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