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Poulsbo, WA vs Lakewood, WA

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- Lakewood spends 3.9% more per student than Poulsbo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Lakewood than in Poulsbo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Poulsbo
 Poulsbo, WALakewood, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Poulsbo    7 Reviews

The description above states that "the ferry takes 1hour and that they are one and a half hour apart." That is only true for Bremerton, a place with a very different  More

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Over 10 years ago

Need contour map of  More

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Lorena MOVE TO KITSAP COUNTY Washington IF YOU WANT FIREWORKS. Extreme and excessive fireworks used there. Illegal rockets and other Indian Fireworks (are literally just  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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