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Fort Collins, CO vs Bellingham, WA

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Highlights
- Bellingham spends 20.0% more per student than Fort Collins.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% higher in Bellingham than in Fort Collins. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bellingham had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Collins

Education
 Fort Collins, COBellingham, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,339$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,528$14,140$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,338$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.4617.1116.23
 Students per Librarian48412124573
 Students per Counselor173373530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%20.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%46.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.5%12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 3 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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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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ZIPS IN FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
80525 80526 80521 80524 80528
ZIPS IN BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
98225 98226 98229

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