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Birch Bay, WA vs Mount Vernon, WA

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- Mount Vernon spends 5.0% more per student than Birch Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Mount Vernon than in Birch Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birch Bay
 Birch Bay, WAMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,303$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17094573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Birch Bay    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

over priced  More

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Over 12 years ago

Moderate weather year round. If you can deal with five months of gray and drizzle its a good place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Birch Bay/Blaine,just might be the best kept secret in America. Never gets to hot, or cold. Small town next to the Canadian  More

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Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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