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Ferndale, WA vs New Braunfels, TX

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- New Braunfels spends 13.4% less per student than Ferndale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in New Braunfels than in Ferndale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Braunfels had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ferndale
 Ferndale, WANew Braunfels, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,915$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,215$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8524573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Ferndale    2 Reviews

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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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 New Braunfels    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  More

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