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Waukesha, WI vs Friday Harbor, WA

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- Friday Harbor spends 31.2% more per student than Waukesha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Friday Harbor than in Waukesha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friday Harbor had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waukesha
 Waukesha, WIFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,407$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,396$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17704573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  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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