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Beaverton, OR vs Santa Clara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clara spends 7.6% less per student than Beaverton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% higher in Santa Clara than in Beaverton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clara had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Beaverton
 Beaverton, ORSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Beaverton    25 Reviews

Beaverton is a great place to live and raise a family. It's gotten much more expensive and much more congested, but so has the rest of the country. Overall, it's still  More

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used to be fantastic! moved here 25 years ago. at that time beaverton schools were 2nd in the nation. cost of living was low, great paying jobs, and low traffic. Liberal  More

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Looks like we will be making Oregon our home. Where are some places that are up and coming with cute downtown, or possibly could be? Lower housing prices, but you can  More

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Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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