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Bigfork, MT vs Wenatchee, WA

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- Wenatchee spends 15.2% more per student than Bigfork.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in Wenatchee than in Bigfork. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wenatchee had 12.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bigfork
 Bigfork, MTWenatchee, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,693$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,539$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19924573
 Students per Counselor337  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Bigfork    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Artist village drawing pre-retirement and retirement individuals to the valley surrounded by the Swan Mountain Range. Provides boating on the largest fresh water lake  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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Reviews for Wenatchee    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a wonderful place to live. Lots of sun, and Winters are not as cold as the East coast. With an enormous, thriving and escalating diversity of people, and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Seattle and spend most of my life there. As much as I love the Seattle area I've always felt the need to leave my home town to explore new horizons.  More

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Over 12 years ago

As my main residence is in Oceanside Ca. I stay in E. Wenatchee 3 to 4 months a year (spring/summer) I can say that Wenatchee is an expensive place to live...yes more  More

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