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Tigard, OR vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 15.3% less per student than Tigard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% higher in Petaluma than in Tigard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tigard

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 Tigard, ORPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,904$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222$13,921$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,532$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2120.8216.23
 Students per Librarian809142404573
 Students per Counselor251399530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%4.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.8%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%24.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%40.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%3.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Tigard    4 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in Tigard for more than 10 years. It is about 15-20 minutes away from Portland, and has some nice neighborhoods. That being said, housing is expensive,  More

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Statistics are one thing, reality is more important. Living in Tigard, OR is hellish. The weather is horrible - rain, mud, algae, sleet, hail pretty much most of the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Tigard is conveniently located to the major highways, a little slower pace of life, and the west side of the Portland metro area has better weather. The city is  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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ZIPS IN TIGARD, OREGON
97223 97224
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94954 94952

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