2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bellingham, WA vs Hendersonville, TN

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Highlights
- Hendersonville spends 41.9% less per student than Bellingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% lower in Hendersonville than in Bellingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hendersonville had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellingham
 Bellingham, WAHendersonville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,995$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4924573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Hendersonville    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Our property taxes of $2K get us an excellent school system, with new modern facilities, a 92 member local Police Department, a 103 member paid full time Fire  More

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Over 16 years ago

The real estate people will tell you these are the "best schools, blue ribbon" but when you check the cost spent per student and you will realize it is very  More

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Over 18 years ago

The actual home average in Hendersonville is still roughly in the $180k range. New construction starts in the $250,000 range. I've lived in Hendersonville for almost  More

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