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Bainbridge Island, WA vs Ferndale, WA

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Highlights
- Ferndale spends 2.6% less per student than Bainbridge Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% lower in Ferndale than in Bainbridge Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ferndale had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bainbridge Island
 Bainbridge Island, WAFerndale, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Ferndale    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Ferndale is expensive. Its a great place, next to the ocean, safe, close to local Bellingham nightlife, lots of scenery and parks but it's just too unaffordable. I'm a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Our property taxes went up 45% this year. Guess we shouldn't have weeded the yard or mowed the lawn! Gas prices are 40 cents per gallon higher than the national  More

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