2025 Compare Cities Education:
Happy Valley, OR vs Yuma, AZ

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Highlights
- Yuma spends 52.6% less per student than Happy Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% higher in Yuma than in Happy Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yuma had 14.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Happy Valley
 Happy Valley, ORYuma, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,869$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$3,953$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14134573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Yuma    48 Reviews

Retired here and it is a great place in many ways. The biggest drawback I have found is the cost and lack of medical care. Its not that far to PHX to get the care you  More

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Over 7 years ago

First let me confess that I lived in Yuma for about a year several decades ago. I was raised in NY and have lived & worked in several states & cities, most recently in  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am moving to Yuma sometime this year for a new job. I am looking for a place to live that is safe for 1 person. Does anyone have some  More

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