2024 Compare Cities Education:
Carnation, WA vs Portland, OR

Change Cities
Highlights
- Portland spends 2.5% less per student than Carnation.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% lower in Portland than in Carnation. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carnation
 Carnation, WAPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$14,240$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5317.2516.23
 Students per Librarian9896144573
 Students per Counselor455299530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.4%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.6%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Carnation    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Carnation is a great place to live. The culture here is laid back, and the people are caring and friendly. Carnation is basically surrounded by some of the best hiking  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Carnation

Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

   |    Reply

One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

   |    Reply

I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Portland


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.