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Bellingham, WA vs Prospect, KY

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Highlights
- Prospect spends 9.3% less per student than Bellingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Prospect than in Bellingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prospect had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellingham
 Bellingham, WAProspect, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,769$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.0%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 Prospect    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Although housing is more expensive than most other cities in Kentucky, as are the real estate taxes it is worth it for the piece of mind and the great schools. Otherwise  More

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Quick response to what was posted. I would say her post is inaccurate except for the part about taxes. People are friendlier and more laid back than the people up  More

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Everything is relative as the saying goes, but we transplanted here from Germantown, TN (which we loved)to Prospect, KY (suburb of Louisville). We find the people are  More

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