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Gainesville, TX vs Happy Valley, OR

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- Happy Valley spends 50.6% more per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.8% higher in Happy Valley than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Happy Valley had 19.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville
 Gainesville, TXHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,743  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Gainesville    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I have lived here for the last 52 years, and my parents and grandparents were also born here in Gainesville, Cooke county. I am very disheartened by the increase in  More

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Unemplyment for peoples of African descent seem to be way higher than the city average. Culturally the town is very segregated emotional and culturaly with limited  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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