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Covington, WA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 14.9% less per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Salem than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington

Education
 Covington, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$12,350$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5318.4416.23
 Students per Librarian9896454573
 Students per Counselor455353530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%25.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.4%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%30.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Covington    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The City of Covington is rich in small town character and beautiful natural environment. It is family-oriented, safe, and pedestrian-friendly town that is rapidly  More

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Over 16 years ago

Covington is relatively safe. Our idea of crime is when someone drives on the park grass. We had a rash of vehicle thefts a couple of years ago, but they caught the  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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ZIPS IN COVINGTON, WASHINGTON
98042
ZIPS IN SALEM, OREGON
97301 97302 97304 97306

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