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Shelton, WA vs Beaverton, OR

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Highlights
- Beaverton spends 14.7% more per student than Shelton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% lower in Beaverton than in Shelton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beaverton had 15.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelton
 Shelton, WABeaverton, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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Reviews for Beaverton    25 Reviews

Beaverton is a great place to live and raise a family. It's gotten much more expensive and much more congested, but so has the rest of the country. Overall, it's still  More

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used to be fantastic! moved here 25 years ago. at that time beaverton schools were 2nd in the nation. cost of living was low, great paying jobs, and low traffic. Liberal  More

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Looks like we will be making Oregon our home. Where are some places that are up and coming with cute downtown, or possibly could be? Lower housing prices, but you can  More

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