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Port Townsend, WA vs Pismo Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Pismo Beach spends 9.0% less per student than Port Townsend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.9% higher in Pismo Beach than in Port Townsend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pismo Beach had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Townsend

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 Port Townsend, WAPismo Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,479$15,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176$12,063$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,489$7,298$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.8420.8716.23
 Students per Librarian875162444573
 Students per Counselor360491530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%2.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.2%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.1%6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%48.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.2%14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%5.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%2.2%1.5%

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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 Pismo Beach    4 Reviews

It's a nice town to visit - although very touristy. Clean air - and nice sand dunes nearby. A variety of housing - but expensive. Good for seafood. I would say  More

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It's still challenging to find a good job: Diablo Canyon Nuclear plant has announced it will be closing in 9 years, so many 6-figure incomes will be going along with the  More

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Over 8 years ago

Because of fires allowed in campsites each and everyday it is very smokey and hard to  More

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98368
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