| Index | York | Bellingham | Washington |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 |
| Index | York | Bellingham | Washington |
| Completed 8th grade | 86.3% | 89.2% | 87.5% |
| Completed high school | 86.3% | 88.7% | 86.6% |
| Completed some college | 74.5% | 73.4% | 67.7% |
| Completed associate degree | 51.6% | 50.8% | 43.3% |
| Completed bachelors | 40.8% | 40.8% | 33.6% |
| Completed masters | 14.4% | 14.9% | 12.3% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.8% | 5.1% | 3.6% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.8% | 2.5% | 1.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Everson, WA | 2,555 | 57% | 18.1% |
| Lynden, WA | 13,204 | 53% | 10.7% |
| Edison, WA | 135 | 53% | 9.1% |
| Ferndale, WA | 12,666 | 52% | 7.0% |
| Acme, WA | 162 | 51% | 6.0% |
| Bellingham, WA | 84,462 | 51% | 5.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bend, OR | 84,416 | 57% | 18.7% |
| Edinburg, TX | 84,399 | 53% | 10.5% |
| Trenton, NJ | 84,559 | 22% | 53.4% |
| Riverview, FL | 84,590 | 54% | 11.8% |
| Champaign, IL | 84,672 | 32% | 33.9% |
| Bellingham, WA | 84,462 | 51% | 5.2% |
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