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Long Beach, WA vs Birch Bay, WA

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- Birch Bay spends 16.9% less per student than Long Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% higher in Birch Bay than in Long Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birch Bay had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Long Beach
 Long Beach, WABirch Bay, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,624  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor750  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Long Beach    1 Reviews

Long Beach WA is the highest rated place to live in WA, OR, CA, Idaho, Utah. San Diego is having its annual burn out of wildfires. Residents of San Diego who don't  More

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Reviews for Birch Bay    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

over priced  More

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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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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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