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Bellingham, WA vs Mill Creek, WA

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Highlights
- Mill Creek spends 2.9% more per student than Bellingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Mill Creek than in Bellingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mill Creek had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellingham

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 Bellingham, WAMill Creek, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,213$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140$14,748$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,672$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1118.9116.23
 Students per Librarian121215644573
 Students per Counselor373420530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%23.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.4%51.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.9%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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 Mill Creek    3 Reviews

The State of Washington finds many, many ways to tax their residents, more so than anywhere else I have lived. I moved here from the Bay Area, and wish I had stayed in  More

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Over 16 years ago

We love it here been out of the south (baton rouge,la) for almost 3 years, but will not be able to stay because the standard of living is over the  More

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Over 18 years ago

When I lived there a few years ago, most houses were around 500K and up. IF that's your price range, the schools are good and the area is very pretty. Lots of  More

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ZIPS IN BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
98225 98226 98229
ZIPS IN MILL CREEK, WASHINGTON
98012

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