2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bonney Lake, WA vs Raleigh, NC

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- Raleigh spends 36.7% less per student than Bonney Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% lower in Raleigh than in Bonney Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bonney Lake
 Bonney Lake, WARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Bonney Lake    5 Reviews

Great place to live with lots of outdoor activities. I love spending a nice summer day on Lake Tapps. Great value for housing and you can't beat the mountain views.  More

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I grew up in Seattle and I am not white so I am colored by the experience of growing up in the NW as a non white person. Just like most of the USA the high population  More

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Over 4 years ago

Beautiful views of mount Rainer and many shopping options. Good community   More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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