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Gilbert, AZ vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 85.3% more per student than Gilbert.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% lower in Portland than in Gilbert. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gilbert

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 Gilbert, AZPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$14,240$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2417.2516.23
 Students per Librarian23486144573
 Students per Counselor718299530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.4%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.6%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.4%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.8%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Gilbert    42 Reviews

Gilbert should be compared to the Midwest in the sense that despite the size of the buildings being 5 stories tall in Mixed Use Areas, it retains the small town feeling,  More

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My Dad lives in Gilbert and i live nearby due to proximity of Mesa and visit Gilbert a lot. I can definitely say Gilbert is a hidden gem of a town that knows how to  More

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The reason I chose to write a review is because, while a few were indeed quite concise & accurate (looking at you, J.T.), some were astonishingly biased and/or isolated  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 GILBERT, ARIZONA
85234 85295 85296 85233 85297 85298
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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