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Goldendale, WA vs Bellingham, WA

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Highlights
- Bellingham spends 1.4% more per student than Goldendale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Bellingham than in Goldendale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bellingham had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Goldendale
 Goldendale, WABellingham, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,919  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor606  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Goldendale    5 Reviews

GOLDENDALE is loved by a very select, elite, and religious group. I withhold using labels to describe the mentality of Goldendale, but can describe the hostile treatment  More

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Read the two reviews before I made this commentary. The reviews submitted so far are from locals who have survived some economic hard times in the area. Both of these  More

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I have lived here all of my 34 years and its has been a great place to live, raise a family, have what fun there is to have and just to relax. A beautiful place for the  More

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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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