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Bend, OR vs Powers, OR

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- Powers spends 1.3% less per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Powers than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Powers had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORPowers, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,707$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,662$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6364573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Powers    5 Reviews

My family lived there for 20 years. There was SOMETIMES a policeman in town,, ONE on the whole force, but they couldn't keep anyone for long so usually there isn't one  More

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Powers is the best place in the world to be a teenager! I only got yo live there one year.FUN a swimming hole like in the movies. everyone did sports whole town came to  More

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I've heard so much about Powers, most of it ungood, that makes it so I never want to step foot in that town again. Beyond the usual gossip you can hear in Myrtle Point,  More

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