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Seattle, WA vs Bellingham, WA

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Highlights
- Bellingham spends 14.2% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% lower in Bellingham than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bellingham had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

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 Seattle, WABellingham, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$14,140$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5317.1116.23
 Students per Librarian98912124573
 Students per Counselor455373530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%20.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%46.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  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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ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
ZIPS IN BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
98225 98226 98229

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