2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sweet Home, OR vs Medford, OR

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- Medford spends 19.3% less per student than Sweet Home.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% higher in Medford than in Sweet Home. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Medford had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweet Home
 Sweet Home, ORMedford, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,509$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Sweet Home    4 Reviews

My son and his family are looking at a job transfer from Medford where fire smoke is getting nearly unbearable. I told him it’s bad in this area too, but what do the  More

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Over 7 years ago

This little town has potential but not enough financial support backing its law enforcement and park area's. Very depressed community and as an old logging town it  More

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Sweet Home is a beautiful town in the mountains with a river running through town. There are two reservoirs within a few minutes drive. Great fishing, boating and  More

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Reviews for Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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