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Portland, ME vs Des Moines, IA

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Highlights
- Des Moines spends 19.6% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.8% higher in Des Moines than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, MEDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,788$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112$11,894$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,700$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.4415.5316.23
 Students per Librarian3607994573
 Students per Counselor265362530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%20.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%28.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.4%6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 6 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Dude · 
Over 4 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, MAINE
04103 04102 04101 04108 04109 04019
ZIPS IN DES MOINES, IOWA
50317, 50315, 50310, 50320, 50313, 50316, 50312, 50311, 50314, 50321, 12 total

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