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Ferndale, CA vs Philomath, OR

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Highlights
- Philomath spends 18.7% more per student than Ferndale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% lower in Philomath than in Ferndale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philomath had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ferndale
 Ferndale, CAPhilomath, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,642$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,505$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4714573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.39.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Ferndale    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Beautiful town physically, but that's it. The town police chief and city manager are both corrupt and colluding with illegal growers. This town is nothing but  More

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Reviews for Philomath    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Nice little town but it is a little more to live at this  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have no idea where you are getting you information. If it is from the city offices it is totally wrong. Since the city council decided to build a road through the  More

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