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Westerly, RI vs Friday Harbor, WA

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- Friday Harbor spends 10.6% less per student than Westerly.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.8% higher in Friday Harbor than in Westerly. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Friday Harbor had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Westerly
 Westerly, RIFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,407$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,974  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,396$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17704573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
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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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