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Ferndale, WA vs Sundance, WY

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- Sundance spends 20.9% more per student than Ferndale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% lower in Sundance than in Ferndale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sundance had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ferndale
 Ferndale, WASundance, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,814$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,058$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1754573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%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 Sundance    1 Reviews

Sundance is my own little Mayberry. Everyone is very friendly. People actually speak to you first. It's a cozy little town. At Christmas it has a real Norman Rockwell  More

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