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Brush Prairie, WA vs Bellingham, WA

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- Bellingham spends 9.9% less per student than Brush Prairie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% lower in Bellingham than in Brush Prairie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bellingham had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brush Prairie
 Brush Prairie, WABellingham, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Brush Prairie    3 Reviews

your writeup says 9% income tax, but Washington state does not have income tax. If you work in Oregon, however, you have to pay 9% income tax to that evil  More

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Brush Prairie WA is a little Town Tucked away and actually were in Hockinson which uses Brush Prairie zip code because it doesn't have one of it's own. Housing prices  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rural living within one half hour of Portland  More

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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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