2025 Compare Cities Education:
Yachats, OR vs Port Townsend, WA

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- Port Townsend spends 23.8% more per student than Yachats.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Port Townsend than in Yachats. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Townsend had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yachats
 Yachats, ORPort Townsend, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,479$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8754573
 Students per Counselor372  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Yachats    3 Reviews

My wife and I traveled to Yachats for a couple weeks respite. At the Tenmile Creek Wayside on the coastal highway 101 at 5:00 in the afternoon someone smashed and  More

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Over 15 years ago

weather is wonderful  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have never lived in Oregon but have been up to visit on several occasions and ALWAYS visit Yachats on my travels to this state. Very scenic- fantastic clam chowder-  More

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Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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