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Media, PA vs Gresham, OR

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Highlights
- Gresham spends 12.3% less per student than Media.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% higher in Gresham than in Media. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gresham had 10.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Media
 Media, PAGresham, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Media    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Media, Pa has easy access to major highways and the rail system, which makes it easy to get to downtown Philadelphia. Rail takes about the same amount of time but there  More

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Reviews for Gresham    4 Reviews

First, EVERYTHING is close and conveniently located. Second, there is NO sales tax, so a $1.99 burger is $1.99. You don't have to figure out the tax on anything. Third,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Beware of the I-Tax. It is costly. Not to mention if you are new to the area the I-Tax reflects on the entire Multnomah County area. Even if you rent you  More

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Over 19 years ago

there are more than 2 months of summer there, lived there my whole  More

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