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Forest Grove, OR vs Happy Valley, OR

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- Happy Valley spends 5.9% less per student than Forest Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in Happy Valley than in Forest Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Happy Valley had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Forest Grove
 Forest Grove, ORHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
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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Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 14 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 15 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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