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Happy Valley, OR vs Gresham, OR

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- Gresham spends 4.5% more per student than Happy Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% lower in Gresham than in Happy Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gresham had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Happy Valley
 Happy Valley, ORGresham, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews
Sao · Happy Valley, OR
Nice Place To Live
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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RH · Damascus, OR
Nice place to live
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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Corina · Damascus, OR
Damascus
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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Reviews for Gresham    4 Reviews
Elaine · Gresham, OR
Three things I like about living here.
Over 17 years ago

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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Jina · Gresham, OR
Tax
Over 19 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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joe · Takoma Park, MD
not true
Over 19 years ago

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

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