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Puyallup, WA vs Port Orchard, WA

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Highlights
- Port Orchard spends 3.7% less per student than Puyallup.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Port Orchard than in Puyallup. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Orchard had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Puyallup

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 Puyallup, WAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,363$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056$14,783$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,966$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6817.8216.23
 Students per Librarian11398354573
 Students per Counselor441382530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%28.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.8%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%32.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.0%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%0.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 5 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 11 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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ZIPS IN PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON
98372 98371
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98366

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