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Friday Harbor, WA vs Bainbridge Island, WA

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- Bainbridge Island spends 8.9% less per student than Friday Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% higher in Bainbridge Island than in Friday Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bainbridge Island had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Friday Harbor
 Friday Harbor, WABainbridge Island, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,789  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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Reviews for Bainbridge Island    2 Reviews

Summers here are gorgeous; 80 and sunny, cool overnight. Winter is mild, but wet wet wet...moss grows everywhere. It still beats a Chicago winter, but you better not  More

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Unless you're just a tourist who wants to dink around the quaint little town of Winslow, you're going to need a car. Or a bike. But you certainly can't rely on the  More

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