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Bellingham, WA vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 27.2% less per student than Bellingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% lower in Colorado Springs than in Bellingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellingham

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 Bellingham, WAColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,213$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140$10,295$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,672$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1117.0616.23
 Students per Librarian12126214573
 Students per Counselor373274530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.4%40.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.9%12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 3 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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ZIPS IN BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
98225 98226 98229
ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total

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