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Ferndale, WA vs Lake Charles, LA

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- Lake Charles spends 13.8% less per student than Ferndale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Lake Charles than in Ferndale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Charles had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ferndale
 Ferndale, WALake Charles, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Ferndale    2 Reviews
Bp · Ferndale, WA
Soooo Expensive
Over 17 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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Norm · Bellingham, WA
Cost of Living and taxes
Over 18 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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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews
Jeff · Moss Bluff, LA
Good good good…
Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Jeremy · Moss Bluff, LA
Very tense atmosphere
Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Marshall L. · 
clannish (feels like a cult)
Over 5 years ago

Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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