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Goldendale, WA vs McMinnville, OR

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Highlights
- McMinnville spends 17.9% less per student than Goldendale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% lower in McMinnville than in Goldendale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McMinnville had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Goldendale
 Goldendale, WAMcMinnville, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,941$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,919  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,396$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor606  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Goldendale    5 Reviews

GOLDENDALE is loved by a very select, elite, and religious group. I withhold using labels to describe the mentality of Goldendale, but can describe the hostile treatment  More

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Read the two reviews before I made this commentary. The reviews submitted so far are from locals who have survived some economic hard times in the area. Both of these  More

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I have lived here all of my 34 years and its has been a great place to live, raise a family, have what fun there is to have and just to relax. A beautiful place for the  More

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Reviews for Mcminnville    4 Reviews

I lived in McMinnville for 4 years. The Air quality you listed for this quaint little town in a bit off. The Willamette Valley had some serious smoke issues from a Big  More

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Over 11 years ago

If it sounds too good to be true, chances are, it is. So it goes with "The People's Republic of Oregon", one of the most patently dishonest marketing labels ever applied  More

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Over 16 years ago

I enjoy living here in the North west in Mcminnville, Oregon! It's clean,beautiful,and a more family oriented town! I miss my kids and some family in Central Valley  More

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