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

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Highlights
- Bellingham spends 62.9% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Bellingham than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bellingham had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, 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.1.2%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%20.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%46.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  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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