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Raleigh, NC vs Friday Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Friday Harbor spends 67.0% more per student than Raleigh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% higher in Friday Harbor than in Raleigh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friday Harbor had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,407$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,396$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17704573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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