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Shelton, WA vs Silverdale, WA

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Highlights
- Silverdale spends 1.8% more per student than Shelton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in Silverdale than in Shelton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silverdale had 16.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelton
 Shelton, WASilverdale, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Silverdale    5 Reviews

I'm impressed by Silverdale industry. So many businesses! You can find just about anything you need in only a 2 mile radius. It's impressive that they fit so well and  More

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Lots of box stores, no real character or culture, rains a lot, skies are usually grey like the rest of the Puget Sound. Does have a good  More

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Last fall my husband and I visited the state of Washington to check out ideas for retirement locations...we fell in love with both Silverdale and Whidby Island. We  More

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