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Friendswood, TX vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 47.2% more per student than Friendswood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% higher in Portland than in Friendswood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Friendswood

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 Friendswood, TXPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,297$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,827$14,240$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,956$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3217.2516.23
 Students per Librarian11066144573
 Students per Counselor409299530
 Grade School Educ.2.6%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.0%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Friendswood    3 Reviews

I grew up here and this is a very safe but maybe considered boring place by some. There are a lot of fun thing close by that you can do. Challenger 7 park, Galveston,  More

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We lived in Friendswood, Texas for over 5 years. Our g-son graduated from high school in 2020 there and we are very pleased with the teacher to student ratio, the  More

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Growing up in Friendswood over the last 40+ years, the changes are apparent every where. My home is where there used to be rice fields and we watched planes crop dust.   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 FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
77546
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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