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La Grande, OR vs Port Orchard, WA

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Highlights
- Port Orchard spends 20.7% more per student than La Grande.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Port Orchard than in La Grande. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Orchard had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Grande
 La Grande, ORPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,491  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor471  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 6 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 12 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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