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Port Orchard, WA vs Bellingham, WA

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Highlights
- Bellingham spends 2.6% less per student than Port Orchard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% lower in Bellingham than in Port Orchard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bellingham had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Orchard

Education
 Port Orchard, WABellingham, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,675$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783$14,140$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,929$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8217.1116.23
 Students per Librarian83512124573
 Students per Counselor382373530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.8%94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%20.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.1%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%46.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.4%12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 5 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 11 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  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 PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
98366
ZIPS IN BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
98225 98226 98229

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