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Harrisburg, OR vs Gresham, OR

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Highlights
- Gresham spends 8.9% more per student than Harrisburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Gresham than in Harrisburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gresham had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisburg
 Harrisburg, ORGresham, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisburg    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Harrisburg is where you go to die. Seriously! There is no life to be had here. There is nothing here to do. They don't even have something as small and simple as a red  More

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The water quality is listed as a 60 and if you lived here you would know it is a complete "0". Sometimes the water is actually as brown as tea! It tastes so bad that  More

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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 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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Over 19 years ago

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

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