2025 Compare Cities Education:
Junction City, OR vs Independence, OR

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- Independence spends 6.3% less per student than Junction City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% lower in Independence than in Junction City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Independence had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Junction City
 Junction City, ORIndependence, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,107  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,383$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6594573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Junction City    2 Reviews

I grew up in small town Oregon until moving to Los Angeles at age 12 in 1960. The last 7 years from 1953 to 1960 were spent living in the "suburbs" of Junction City, 2  More

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Cheshire is my home town. Currently, I live in Eugene. I Visit the countryside as often as I can. Cheshire, in my opinion is by far, one of the best places to raise  More

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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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