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North Bend, WA vs Kennewick, WA

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Highlights
- Kennewick spends 6.8% less per student than North Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Kennewick than in North Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kennewick had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Bend
 North Bend, WAKennewick, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,710$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,955$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11224573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for North Bend    9 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve been living in North Bend for almost 3 years and adore this place. Great place for outdoor recreation and an inspiring place for creatives. Home to numerous filming  More

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Tech democrats packed into million dollar cheaply built homes like so many sardines. Homes not affordable to locals, just transplants. The young adults live with their  More

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Over 9 years ago

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Reviews for Kennewick    24 Reviews

Born here and lived most of my 48 years here. If people haven't gotten out and explored the versatility of this place to entertain a population at my levels and options  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here for 30 years. Very good place to live. Three major rivers meet here. The Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers. So if you like fishing or boating it’s a  More

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