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Shelton, WA vs Port Ludlow, WA

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Highlights
- Port Ludlow spends 0.7% more per student than Shelton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in Port Ludlow than in Shelton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Ludlow had 22.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelton
 Shelton, WAPort Ludlow, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,479$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8754573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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Reviews for Port Ludlow    5 Reviews

We spent five years looking within a 90 drive from Seattle. We retired in PL two years ago. I have lived in Asia, up and down the East Coast of the US and in CA. We  More

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love Port Ludlow! It is the best. however, master plan community is primarily retirees that are discretionary buyers and live in denial of the reality of our current  More

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No place is perfect, in fact very few are. But if we want the most drinkable water, cleanest air, and beautiful view. Stand back, this could be the place for you. We  More

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