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Texarkana, AR vs Gresham, OR

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- Gresham spends 46.1% more per student than Texarkana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.5% higher in Gresham than in Texarkana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gresham had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Texarkana
 Texarkana, ARGresham, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,501  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Texarkana    5 Reviews

While Texarkana, Texas can look relatively neat in places, the "Arkansas side" is another story. The majority of this community is infested with crime, homelessness,  More

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What does it mean? Nice people? Nice roads? Bull!!! People in this city don't even say thank you when you give them a favor. Therefore, they are barely say thank  More

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Over 16 years ago

I am thinking of taking a position in Texarkana and wanted some honest feedback from working professionals in the area. I am college educated in mechanical engineering.  More

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Reviews for Gresham    4 Reviews

First, EVERYTHING is close and conveniently located. Second, there is NO sales tax, so a $1.99 burger is $1.99. You don't have to figure out the tax on anything. Third,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Beware of the I-Tax. It is costly. Not to mention if you are new to the area the I-Tax reflects on the entire Multnomah County area. Even if you rent you  More

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Over 19 years ago

there are more than 2 months of summer there, lived there my whole  More

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