| Index | Birchwood | Bellingham | Washington |
| Average Test Scores | 36% | 51% | 54% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 20:1 | 20:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 36 | 1,991 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 15 | 548 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 5 | 147 |
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| Index | Birchwood | Bellingham | Washington |
| Completed 8th grade | 80.4% | 89.2% | 87.5% |
| Completed high school | 80.2% | 88.7% | 86.6% |
| Completed some college | 55.2% | 73.4% | 67.7% |
| Completed associate degree | 29.5% | 50.8% | 43.3% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.3% | 40.8% | 33.6% |
| Completed masters | 6.2% | 14.9% | 12.3% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.9% | 5.1% | 3.6% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.2% | 2.5% | 1.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Everson, WA | 2,773 | 58% | 21.5% |
| Lynden, WA | 14,700 | 53% | 11.0% |
| Edison, WA | 264 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Ferndale, WA | 14,591 | 52% | 7.3% |
| Acme, WA | 123 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Bellingham, WA | 90,821 | 51% | 5.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Westminster, CA | 90,857 | 56% | 15.9% |
| Santa Barbara, CA | 90,911 | 47% | 2.0% |
| Kirkland, WA | 91,146 | 76% | 58.2% |
| San Leandro, CA | 90,489 | 34% | 29.0% |
| Carson, CA | 91,354 | 42% | 12.0% |
| Bellingham, WA | 90,821 | 51% | 5.4% |
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