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Lake Stevens, WA vs Forest Grove, OR

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Highlights
- Forest Grove spends 12.3% more per student than Lake Stevens.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Forest Grove than in Lake Stevens. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forest Grove had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Stevens
 Lake Stevens, WAForest Grove, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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Reviews for Forest Grove    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have had the ability to live and visit other places in the country. Texas, florida, arizona, california, ohio, new mexico. Out of a life of traveling my paternal  More

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Over 14 years ago

Forest Grove is mostly white supremist meth trash. There are proffesional people mixed in, but they seem like guests. The true nature of this small town is brooding  More

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Over 18 years ago

Forest Grove is a nice little town. It offers a local farmers market, quaint downtown area, and several community events thru out the year. The elementary and High  More

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