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Denver, CO vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 18.6% more per student than Denver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% higher in Portland than in Denver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Denver

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 Denver, COPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,503$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,519$14,240$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,000$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.917.2516.23
 Students per Librarian20956144573
 Students per Counselor411299530
 Grade School Educ.4.9%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.0%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  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 DENVER, COLORADO
80219, 80239, 80123, 80231, 80210, 80220, 80211, 80204, 80205, 80249, 32 total
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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