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Bent, NM vs Sequim, WA

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Highlights
- Sequim spends 12.8% more per student than Bent.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Sequim than in Bent. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sequim had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bent
 Bent, NMSequim, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,317$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,964  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,992$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17974573
 Students per Counselor835  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.0.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.0.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Bent    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Bent is a small community about 12 miles east of Tularosa and 17 miles west of Ruidoso. At any given time its about 7 degrees warmer than Ruidoso, and 15 degrees cooler  More

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Reviews for Sequim    31 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

This town is as close to perfect as you can get. It has all of the beauty of Washington state with a fraction of the rainfall thanks to the rain shadow effect of the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I moved to Sequim in 2013. Being here for the last 10 years I have seen a lot of changes. It is not for the better. As a 38 year old single mother to a teenage boy, I  More

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Take note of all the recent positive remarks about Sequim. Most all are either realtors, business owners, or local tribal members who own and dictate to this entire  More

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