2025 Compare Cities Education:
Whitefish, MT vs Bend, OR

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- Bend spends 16.9% more per student than Whitefish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.8% higher in Bend than in Whitefish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Whitefish
 Whitefish, MTBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor337  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Whitefish    3 Reviews

I love Whitefish! While I love Whitefish, I worry about the future. Whitefish has been a wonderful place to live for years. People are friendly & you know everyone.   More

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Whitefish is a resort town with a resort tax, cleaner and better managed that neighboring Kalispell, but also more expensive to live in. Still, if you're from a more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Whitefish is a small resort town, close to Glacier National Park. Lots of activities in summer and winter. A great place for kids. The schools are great too.   More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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