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Bend, OR vs Philomath, OR

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Highlights
- Philomath spends 17.1% more per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% lower in Philomath than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philomath had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORPhilomath, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,642$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,505$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4714573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Philomath    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Nice little town but it is a little more to live at this  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have no idea where you are getting you information. If it is from the city offices it is totally wrong. Since the city council decided to build a road through the  More

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