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Folsom, CA vs Forest Grove, OR

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- Forest Grove spends 30.6% more per student than Folsom.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.0% lower in Forest Grove than in Folsom. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forest Grove had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Folsom
 Folsom, CAForest Grove, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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Reviews for Forest Grove    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have had the ability to live and visit other places in the country. Texas, florida, arizona, california, ohio, new mexico. Out of a life of traveling my paternal  More

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Over 14 years ago

Forest Grove is mostly white supremist meth trash. There are proffesional people mixed in, but they seem like guests. The true nature of this small town is brooding  More

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Over 18 years ago

Forest Grove is a nice little town. It offers a local farmers market, quaint downtown area, and several community events thru out the year. The elementary and High  More

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