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Melbourne, FL vs Forest Grove, OR

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Highlights
- Forest Grove spends 85.8% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Forest Grove than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forest Grove had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLForest Grove, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  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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