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Powell, WY vs La Grande, OR

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Highlights
- La Grande spends 18.9% less per student than Powell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% higher in La Grande than in Powell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Grande had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Powell
 Powell, WYLa Grande, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,648$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,767  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,813$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5314573
 Students per Counselor266  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Powell    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Born in Powell Hospital in 1944 to a farm family. Older Sister Sharon (1939) was our Linchpin. Brother Tom (Earl Thompson,1943), set high standards for all of us, and  More

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I don't know what the "median" price for a home in Powell is but, $424,000 is way off ! It could be $154,000 but, just check the real estate web sites. The only place  More

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Do not come to Powell unless you have a lot of money as there are few jobs that pay any decent wages and housing prices are going through the roof. It seems the local  More

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Reviews for La Grande    6 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

When I moved to LaGrande in 2018, my son decided to go to college there. If you are curious about the EOU education, it's what a kid makes of it. He completed a degree  More

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Over 4 years ago

Don’t be fooled by thinking that scenery equals a good place to live. The town is too isolated to be this small with an over abundance of small minded, ignorant people  More

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Growing up in a different small town and making the journey to La Grande for college (home of Eastern Oregon University), I found the migration to La Grande's community  More

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