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Happy Valley, OR vs Santa Clarita, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clarita spends 6.9% less per student than Happy Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% higher in Santa Clarita than in Happy Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clarita had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Happy Valley
 Happy Valley, ORSanta Clarita, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Santa Clarita    56 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

It’s called awesome Town for a reason! Great schools, great People and climate! It’s a treasure!   More

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Wonderful community! Beautiful paseo paths throughout great for bike riding, roller skating, scooters, walks and jogs. Great weather, 30 minutes from the beach, lots  More

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My husband and I moved into our first home in 1989 - just as the Valencia Mall broke ground. I still miss the Bob's Big Boy at the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Magic  More

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