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Mackinaw City, MI vs Bellingham, WA

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Highlights
- Bellingham spends 28.8% more per student than Mackinaw City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Bellingham than in Mackinaw City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bellingham had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mackinaw City
 Mackinaw City, MIBellingham, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.92  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor575  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Mackinaw City    1 Reviews

Growing up in the northern most town in the lower penninsula of Michigan gave me an unusual perspective on the world at large. Most of the residents have some Native  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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