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Lancaster, PA vs Happy Valley, OR

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Highlights
- Happy Valley spends 2.6% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.1% higher in Happy Valley than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Happy Valley had 16.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, PAHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,226  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 14 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 15 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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