2024 Compare Cities Education:
Phoenix, AZ vs Bellingham, WA

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Highlights
- Bellingham spends 62.9% more per student than Phoenix.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Bellingham than in Phoenix. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bellingham had 13.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Phoenix
 Phoenix, AZBellingham, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$14,140$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2417.1116.23
 Students per Librarian234812124573
 Students per Counselor718373530
 Grade School Educ.8.2%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.5%94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%20.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%46.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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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