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Lynden, WA vs Sandpoint, ID

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- Sandpoint spends 37.5% less per student than Lynden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Sandpoint than in Lynden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sandpoint had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lynden
 Lynden, WASandpoint, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,851$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6174573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Sandpoint    26 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Very attractive and beautiful place, definitely somewhere I would want to live. Never have I seen a nicer city, or is it a large town? Either way, gorgeous, lots to do.  More

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It's a little too sprawling in the town itself for what I'm looking for, but the surrounding and just outside of town areas are beautiful, densely green and the native  More

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I lived there in 1998 & 1999 -loved the place and its scenery, wildlife and friendly  More

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