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Bainbridge Island, WA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 13.5% more per student than Bainbridge Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Seattle than in Bainbridge Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bainbridge Island
 Bainbridge Island, WASeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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