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North Bend, WA vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Long Beach spends 13.2% less per student than North Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% higher in Long Beach than in North Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Long Beach had 13.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Bend
 North Bend, WALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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