2024 Compare Cities Education:
Bellingham, WA vs Lamar, CO

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Highlights
- Lamar spends 11.7% less per student than Bellingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% lower in Lamar than in Bellingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lamar had 14.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellingham
 Bellingham, WALamar, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,213$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140$10,376$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,672$6,044$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1115.3616.23
 Students per Librarian12123534573
 Students per Counselor373358530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%9.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%9.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%81.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%26.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.4%17.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.9%7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%0.3%1.5%
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 Lamar    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

nice view of  More

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