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Duarte, CA vs Ferndale, WA

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Highlights
- Ferndale spends 1.2% less per student than Duarte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Ferndale than in Duarte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ferndale had 11.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Duarte
 Duarte, CAFerndale, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Duarte    5 Reviews

For some reason Duarte gets a bad rap for being gang infested etc. I was born and raised here and I have always felt safe. There are bad apples in every city but Duarte  More

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Over 16 years ago

Been living here for over 40 years and gang members took over, many shootings and crime makes you not want to leave your home. City has 3 police patrol cars and they  More

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Over 19 years ago

We lived in Duarte for around 3 years in the late 90's. It was nice because of the jogging paths and trails for horses. It's a very quiet community, has a few nice  More

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Reviews for Ferndale    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Ferndale is expensive. Its a great place, next to the ocean, safe, close to local Bellingham nightlife, lots of scenery and parks but it's just too unaffordable. I'm a  More

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Over 19 years ago

Our property taxes went up 45% this year. Guess we shouldn't have weeded the yard or mowed the lawn! Gas prices are 40 cents per gallon higher than the national  More

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