2026 Compare Cities Education:
Safety Harbor, FL vs Ferndale, WA

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Highlights
- Ferndale spends 48.1% more per student than Safety Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% higher in Ferndale than in Safety Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ferndale had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Safety Harbor
 Safety Harbor, FLFerndale, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Safety Harbor    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived in my beloved Safety Harbor in the early 90's when I was just at the start of my career. I relocated from Illinois and so enjoyed life there. I walked Philippe  More

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I've lived across the entire US, Fort Lauderdale and Palm beach for nearly two decades, Tampa for three years, Dallas, Tulsa, been to New York, Naples, Fort Myers,  More

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I highly recommend Safety Harbor to anyone considering the Tampa/St Pete area. We have lived here for 6 years, and now face a potential move. I am considering a  More

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Reviews for Ferndale    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Ferndale is expensive. Its a great place, next to the ocean, safe, close to local Bellingham nightlife, lots of scenery and parks but it's just too unaffordable. I'm a  More

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Over 19 years ago

Our property taxes went up 45% this year. Guess we shouldn't have weeded the yard or mowed the lawn! Gas prices are 40 cents per gallon higher than the national  More

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