2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tacoma, WA vs Port Jervis, NY

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- Port Jervis spends 52.1% more per student than Tacoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.2% lower in Port Jervis than in Tacoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Jervis had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tacoma
 Tacoma, WAPort Jervis, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,307$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7734573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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Reviews for Port Jervis    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

My wife, 4 kids and myself got a house in Port Jervis about 4 years ago. We now can't wait to sell the place and get the hell out of this dump. No jobs at all can be  More

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Fuel,sales,& property tax are much to  More

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