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Bethany, OR vs Ridgefield, WA

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- Ridgefield spends 4.0% less per student than Bethany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Ridgefield than in Bethany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgefield had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethany
 Bethany, ORRidgefield, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,098$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10424573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bethany    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Bethany is an amazing place to live in! We've been living here for almost a year now. -Only a 20-minute drive to Portland -20-minute drive to Beaverton where they  More

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Over 4 years ago

Overcrowded with heavy traffic. New housing with very little space between them and no privacy!  More

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Lived here since 2006 and loved it here. Now it has gotten overcrowded and traffic is crazy. Taxes are high and houses are way overpriced. Students are being shifted  More

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Reviews for Ridgefield    3 Reviews

We have lived in Ridgefield for 16 years. Seen it grow into one of the best places to live in America - if not the best. Not far from I-15, best schools in State,  More

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Over 18 years ago

but it's gotten overrun with yuppie types. Probably what the people that lived here when I moved in thought,  More

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Moved here fifteen years ago from the Montclair area of the Bay Area. Wanted the best of San Francisco Bay Area without the traffic, over population. Less than 20  More

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