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Sulphur, LA vs Port Orchard, WA

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Highlights
- Port Orchard spends 19.1% more per student than Sulphur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% higher in Port Orchard than in Sulphur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Orchard had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sulphur
 Sulphur, LAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Sulphur    4 Reviews

I am 67 and have lived in Sulphur most of my life. We have experienced 4 major hurricanes in the last 16 years from September 2005 (Rita), 2007 (Ike), Laura in August  More

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Over 17 years ago

Calcasieu is a great place to live but it does get hit by Hurricanes and that is the downside. I live in Sulphur, LA in Calcasieu Parish. There is nothing wrong here  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sulphur is one of the best places I have ever been to and lived. There is hardly no crime. Probley one murder every 1-2  More

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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 6 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 12 years ago

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

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