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Sun City West, AZ vs Port Orchard, WA

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- Port Orchard spends 67.3% more per student than Sun City West.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in Port Orchard than in Sun City West. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Orchard had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun City West
 Sun City West, AZPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Sun City West    6 Reviews
Margret · Sun City West, AZ
Summer Heat
Over 9 years ago

We arrived to take possession of our home at then of April (2016). During the first four months we had many days when the temperature reached 120. When I see that  More

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Kathryn · Sun City West, AZ
Please update your website
Over 14 years ago

You have been notified for several years per comments posted that there are NO schools in Sun City West. Why do you persist with the posting of cost per pupil in Sun  More

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Richard · Sun City West, AZ
Best of Living
Over 15 years ago

My wife and I live in a Del Webb retirement community - called Sun City West, in Phoenix Arizona. Since I am now in my early seventies, it has proven to be just perfect  More

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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews
White · Port Orchard, WA
It's Okay
Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Terri · Port Orchard, WA
Love living here
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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melissa · Port Orchard, WA
Port Orchard
Over 12 years ago

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

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