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Gresham, OR vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 2.5% more per student than Gresham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Seattle than in Gresham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gresham

Education
 Gresham, ORSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2518.5316.23
 Students per Librarian6149894573
 Students per Counselor299455530
 Grade School Educ.5.5%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%13.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.3%65.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.1%19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%3.9%1.5%

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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 18 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 18 years ago

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

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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ZIPS IN GRESHAM, OREGON
97080 97030
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98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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