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Bellingham, WA vs Overland Park, KS

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Highlights
- Overland Park spends 19.2% less per student than Bellingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% lower in Overland Park than in Bellingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Overland Park had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellingham

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 Bellingham, WAOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,213$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140$11,650$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,672$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1113.4116.23
 Students per Librarian12124994573
 Students per Counselor373409530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.4%61.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.9%18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%2.4%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 Overland Park    38 Reviews

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Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  More

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ZIPS IN BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
98225 98226 98229
ZIPS IN OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
66212 66213 66223 66204 66210 66221 66207 66214 66085

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