2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Helens, OR vs Wake Forest, NC

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Highlights
- Wake Forest spends 21.7% less per student than St. Helens.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% lower in Wake Forest than in St. Helens. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wake Forest had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Helens
 St. Helens, ORWake Forest, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,798  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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