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Port Townsend, WA vs Santa Clara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clara spends 5.3% more per student than Port Townsend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.2% higher in Santa Clara than in Port Townsend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clara had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Townsend
 Port Townsend, WASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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