2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oregon City, OR vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 2.0% less per student than Oregon City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Tacoma than in Oregon City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oregon City
 Oregon City, ORTacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Oregon City    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Usually mild. Occasional hard winters. A lot of rainy  More

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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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