2026 Compare Cities Education:
Gresham, OR vs Melissa, TX

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Highlights
- Melissa spends 23.9% less per student than Gresham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% lower in Melissa than in Gresham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melissa had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gresham
 Gresham, ORMelissa, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Gresham    4 Reviews

First, EVERYTHING is close and conveniently located. Second, there is NO sales tax, so a $1.99 burger is $1.99. You don't have to figure out the tax on anything. Third,  More

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Over 20 years ago

Beware of the I-Tax. It is costly. Not to mention if you are new to the area the I-Tax reflects on the entire Multnomah County area. Even if you rent you  More

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Over 20 years ago

there are more than 2 months of summer there, lived there my whole  More

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Reviews for Melissa    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Over 18 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  More

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