2024 Compare Cities Education:
La Center, WA vs Medford, OR

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Highlights
- Medford spends 24.0% less per student than La Center.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% higher in Medford than in La Center. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Medford had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Center
 La Center, WAMedford, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,098$14,509$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$11,411$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,102$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1320.0716.23
 Students per Librarian10426454573
 Students per Counselor373907530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%6.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.3%27.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.1%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%27.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.4%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.2%0.7%1.5%
Reviews for La Center    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We moved to La Center 18 months ago from Vancouver, WA. Came here because we had heard how good the schools are and wanted to move to a smaller town. It is beautiful  More

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Over 18 years ago

our family has just moved to LaCenter,WA. from Vancouver,WA after eighteen years. This is truly a wonderful little town of 2100 residences. Friendly, pictursque,and very  More

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Reviews for Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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