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Rock Springs, WY vs La Grande, OR

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Highlights
- La Grande spends 14.0% less per student than Rock Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in La Grande than in Rock Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Grande had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rock Springs

Education
 Rock Springs, WYLa Grande, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,032$14,648$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,312$12,491$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,658$7,813$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7115.3116.23
 Students per Librarian2925314573
 Students per Counselor379471530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.8%93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%28.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.9%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%22.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.8%3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Rock Springs    3 Reviews

Rock Springs will grow on you. It is a big city (about 20,000) by Wyoming standards. There are a few chain stores and a small mall. Wal-Mart is the main place to shop  More

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Over 16 years ago

i once lived in rock for about a year and then transfered to oregon. i'm ready to go back.the town is like any it has good and bad.im going back because it grew on me  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have heard lots of rumors about Rock Springs. I know that many people say it is a rough town. Since I am looking at possibly teaching there, I would like to know what  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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82901
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97850

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