2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port Townsend, WA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 2.1% less per student than Port Townsend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% higher in Olympia than in Port Townsend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Townsend
 Port Townsend, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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