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Crested Butte, CO vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 45.5% more per student than Crested Butte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.0% higher in Portland than in Crested Butte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Crested Butte

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 Crested Butte, COPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,454$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,730$14,240$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,175$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3817.2516.23
 Students per Librarian3686144573
 Students per Counselor198299530
 Grade School Educ.0.0%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.99.5%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.9%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Crested Butte    5 Reviews

Crested Butte is literally hell on earth. I can't imagine WHY anybody would want to come here. Do yourself a favor - stay in California and Texas.  More

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Over 10 years ago

First of all, we are sick and tired of the report that there are 1,500 people in Crested Butte. Maybe in the "town limits" which is a small area. There is CB South,  More

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Over 16 years ago

My husband and I own a second home in CB. We bought it the very first time we came to this little town. It is truly an undiscovered gem - like Aspen before it became  More

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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

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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

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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

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ZIPS IN CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO
81224
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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