2024 Compare Cities Education:
Covington, WA vs La Grande, OR

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Highlights
- La Grande spends 27.0% less per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% lower in La Grande than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Grande had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington
 Covington, WALa Grande, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$14,648$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$12,491$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$7,813$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5315.3116.23
 Students per Librarian9895314573
 Students per Counselor455471530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%28.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.4%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%22.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Covington    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The City of Covington is rich in small town character and beautiful natural environment. It is family-oriented, safe, and pedestrian-friendly town that is rapidly  More

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Over 16 years ago

Covington is relatively safe. Our idea of crime is when someone drives on the park grass. We had a rash of vehicle thefts a couple of years ago, but they caught the  More

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Reviews for La Grande    6 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

When I moved to LaGrande in 2018, my son decided to go to college there. If you are curious about the EOU education, it's what a kid makes of it. He completed a degree  More

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Over 2 years ago

Don’t be fooled by thinking that scenery equals a good place to live. The town is too isolated to be this small with an over abundance of small minded, ignorant people  More

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Growing up in a different small town and making the journey to La Grande for college (home of Eastern Oregon University), I found the migration to La Grande's community  More

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