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Ferndale, WA vs South Salt Lake, UT

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- South Salt Lake spends 36.5% less per student than Ferndale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.1% higher in South Salt Lake than in Ferndale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Salt Lake had 12.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ferndale
 Ferndale, WASouth Salt Lake, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 South Salt Lake    1 Reviews

I lived in South Salt Lake for a couple years while in school at the U. It's a nice little inner suburb of Salt Lake City, and some areas I would say are even  More

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