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Bainbridge Island, WA vs Beacon, NY

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- Beacon spends 60.6% more per student than Bainbridge Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.1% lower in Beacon than in Bainbridge Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beacon had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bainbridge Island
 Bainbridge Island, WABeacon, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Bainbridge Island    2 Reviews

Summers here are gorgeous; 80 and sunny, cool overnight. Winter is mild, but wet wet wet...moss grows everywhere. It still beats a Chicago winter, but you better not  More

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Unless you're just a tourist who wants to dink around the quaint little town of Winslow, you're going to need a car. Or a bike. But you certainly can't rely on the  More

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Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 8 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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