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La Grande, OR vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo spends 4.3% more per student than La Grande.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.6% higher in Mission Viejo than in La Grande. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Grande
 La Grande, ORMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,491  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor471  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for La Grande    6 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

When I moved to LaGrande in 2018, my son decided to go to college there. If you are curious about the EOU education, it's what a kid makes of it. He completed a degree  More

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Over 3 years ago

Don’t be fooled by thinking that scenery equals a good place to live. The town is too isolated to be this small with an over abundance of small minded, ignorant people  More

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Growing up in a different small town and making the journey to La Grande for college (home of Eastern Oregon University), I found the migration to La Grande's community  More

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Reviews for Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i don´t know  More

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