2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bellingham, WA vs Bozeman, MT

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Highlights
- Bozeman spends 11.9% less per student than Bellingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in Bozeman than in Bellingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bozeman had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellingham
 Bellingham, WABozeman, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,164$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4004573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.2%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bozeman    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

My family is from the region, two generations back, and I spent both summers and winter holidays there with my grandparents (my parents only moved away in the 1960’s  More

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Over 4 years ago

I will love it more I keep saying they’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

Democrat transplants have turned Bozeman into a fetid rat race. It no longer looks like Montana, nor do the people there act like Montanans. Democrats are turning once  More

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