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Mercer Island, WA vs Bigfork, MT

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- Bigfork spends 32.1% less per student than Mercer Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.0% lower in Bigfork than in Mercer Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bigfork had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mercer Island
 Mercer Island, WABigfork, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,491$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4294573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Mercer Island    4 Reviews
Megan · Mercer Island, WA
Nice place to live with great schools
Over 17 years ago

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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A resident · Mercer Island, WA
Mercer Island - Is there a "there" there?
Over 17 years ago

Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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A resident · Mercer Island, WA
Mercer Island, WA - a suburb on an island
Over 17 years ago

Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Reviews for Bigfork    5 Reviews
M C  · Bigfork, MT
Bigfork Village
Over 16 years ago

Artist village drawing pre-retirement and retirement individuals to the valley surrounded by the Swan Mountain Range. Provides boating on the largest fresh water lake  More

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Bp · Bigfork, MT
Real Estate Review of 2008 by Joyce Mitchell, Big
Over 16 years ago

With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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Bp · Bigfork, MT
Real Estate Review of 2008 by Joyce Mitchell, Big
Over 16 years ago

With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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