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Barrington, IL vs Bellingham, WA

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- Bellingham spends 21.4% less per student than Barrington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% higher in Bellingham than in Barrington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bellingham had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Barrington
 Barrington, ILBellingham, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Barrington    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Beautiful gated community with lake, golf course with restaurant and tennis courts.   More

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The best thing in Barrington is the Metra Train, which will take you 50 minutes to Chicago Eastbound or you can take the train to historic Woodstock! Otherwise, you  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very Nice if you like the change of  More

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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 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 4 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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