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Port Townsend, WA vs Wallace, ID

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Highlights
- Wallace spends 28.9% less per student than Port Townsend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Wallace than in Port Townsend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wallace had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Townsend

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 Port Townsend, WAWallace, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,479$12,419$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176$11,953$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,489$6,639$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.8415.4716.23
 Students per Librarian8758504573
 Students per Counselor360484530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.2%92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%29.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.1%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%27.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.2%2.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%0.6%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 Wallace    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Great small town. Historic and beautiful and wedged between mountains and green trees. Great little commercial district that includes the famous Red Light Garage and  More

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Over 15 years ago

We have a an annual retreat in Wallace each year. Always a great time. Very unpretentious and extremely affordable. With out doubt the best snow we've experienced. The  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wallace was the stand-in for the mythical town of Dante's Peak in the Pierce Brosnan film of the same name, about a Pacific Northwest town obliterated by a volcanic  More

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