2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silverdale, WA vs Friday Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Friday Harbor spends 9.8% more per student than Silverdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Friday Harbor than in Silverdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friday Harbor had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Silverdale
 Silverdale, WAFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,407$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,396$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17704573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
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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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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