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Lake Forest Park, WA vs Birch Bay, WA

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- Birch Bay spends 14.2% less per student than Lake Forest Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% lower in Birch Bay than in Lake Forest Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birch Bay had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest Park
 Lake Forest Park, WABirch Bay, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Lake Forest Park    1 Reviews
Richard L. · Shoreline, WA
Safe. Scenic. Serene.
Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Lake Forest Park for over 6 years, having been priced out of the Seattle area, and never looked back! After living in Queen Anne in Seattle, we were  More

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Reviews for Birch Bay    3 Reviews
Tim · Blaine, WA
homes
Over 12 years ago

over priced  More

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Tim · Blaine, WA
Good place to live
Over 12 years ago

Moderate weather year round. If you can deal with five months of gray and drizzle its a good place to  More

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Tim · Blaine, WA
Best Kept Secret
Over 12 years ago

Birch Bay/Blaine,just might be the best kept secret in America. Never gets to hot, or cold. Small town next to the Canadian  More

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