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Lynden, WA vs Carolina Shores, NC

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- Carolina Shores spends 25.1% less per student than Lynden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Carolina Shores than in Lynden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carolina Shores had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lynden
 Lynden, WACarolina Shores, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,165$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8104573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Lynden    3 Reviews

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  More

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Reviews for Carolina Shores    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

From the north? Tired of the winters? Florida too hot? This may be the perfect place for you. We're from NY/NJ and are perfectly happy here! Going on 13  More

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