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Sammamish, WA vs Happy Valley, OR

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Highlights
- Happy Valley spends 6.7% less per student than Sammamish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Happy Valley than in Sammamish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Happy Valley had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sammamish

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 Sammamish, WAHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$18,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$11,791$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5319.0116.23
 Students per Librarian9897444573
 Students per Counselor455355530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%2.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.5%95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.9%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.0%50.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.3%12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%2.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  More

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Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 13 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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ZIPS IN SAMMAMISH, WASHINGTON
98074 98075
ZIPS IN HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON
97086 97015

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