2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Helens, OR vs La Grande, OR

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Highlights
- La Grande spends 1.2% less per student than St. Helens.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% lower in La Grande than in St. Helens. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Grande had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Helens
 St. Helens, ORLa Grande, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,648$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,798  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,813$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5314573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for St. Helens    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Poor community with a lo of riff-raff and shady  More

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Over 15 years ago

I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 2 YEARS NOW,COMING HERE FROM THE MID-WEST,AND I AM HERE TO STAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE AND EVEN INTO THE HEREAFTER. THE BEAUTY OF THE PACIFIC  More

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Over 17 years ago

As a transplant from California, I was suprised at first with the moderate weather as I had been told how wet and dreary the Portland area was in comparison. Yes it  More

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Reviews for La Grande    6 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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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