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Blaine, WA vs Hillsboro, OR

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Highlights
- Hillsboro spends 15.6% more per student than Blaine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Hillsboro than in Blaine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hillsboro had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Blaine
 Blaine, WAHillsboro, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%1.5%
Reviews for Blaine    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Sitting on the border just before you cross into British Columbia, Canada is the small town of Blaine. Just to the south is Bellingham (pop about 75,000). The area  More

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Over 13 years ago

Have lived in Blaine and nearby areas (Birch Bay, Bellingham) on and off about 3 years.If you like peaceful surroundings and the laid back life (for some, might be  More

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When you wonder where in the U.S. remains a Mayberry, a serene, small, Cleaver family town, this is it. I didn't want to leave. Pat at the Post Office, streets so wide  More

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Reviews for Hillsboro    10 Reviews

Hillsboro is definitely an improvement over Portland Oregon which went from a beautiful city to a major dump full of homelessness, garbage and crime. We had lived in  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in HIllsboro twice. It is a very diverse part of Portland with tons of immigrants and the best rural flare in the  More

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We lived here for seven years. What we loved about it was it was close to family; everything was close for doctors, shopping, libraries, parks,etc; and much was in  More

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