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Independence, OR vs Hood River, OR

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- Hood River spends 40.3% more per student than Independence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Hood River than in Independence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hood River had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Independence
 Independence, ORHood River, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,136$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,248  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,980$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5754573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.39.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Independence    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

For a town of ~9k people the amenities are good; this is also helped by state college Western Oregon University in the neighboring city of Monmouth(all within a 3-mile  More

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Over 17 years ago

Independence is a small town with a friendly feel. Great place to live if you want to get away from the fast pace of a big city. After living here for eight years  More

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Reviews for Hood River    10 Reviews

I have lived here for 20 years coming from the NY east coast area. This is a lot better in Summer as reflected in the rents which are out of this world -- $200 per  More

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Over 10 years ago

Hood River Oregon is a amazing place to live the winters are awesome lots to do.The two things that i found that sucks about hood river is the cost of living and the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I would like to know how many Hispanics are register voters in the city of The Dalles OR. And how many Hispanics are there in the ciy of The Dalles  More

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