2025 Compare Cities Education:
Beaverton, OR vs Smithfield, NC

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- Smithfield spends 50.0% less per student than Beaverton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% lower in Smithfield than in Beaverton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Smithfield had 14.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Beaverton
 Beaverton, ORSmithfield, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,955$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,087$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7384573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Smithfield    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Johnston County Schools is an innovative and dedicated school system. I know people who have relocated to the area from Texas, simply because of the school  More

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Over 18 years ago

not too bad a little town, though can get to be very  More

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