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Ocean Park, WA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 17.5% less per student than Ocean Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% higher in Salem than in Ocean Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ocean Park
 Ocean Park, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,624  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor750  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ocean Park    2 Reviews

Does anyone have any updated info on Ocean Park area. We are thinking of moving there but the latest info on here is 9 years ago? Thanks in  More

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You will literally have to check your pulse and make sure you are still alive and breathing. The slowed down lifestyle here is so slow that you will think that you  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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