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Portland, ME vs Fernandina Beach, FL

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Highlights
- Fernandina Beach spends 43.8% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.5% higher in Fernandina Beach than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fernandina Beach had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, MEFernandina Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,788$10,000$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112$9,193$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,700$5,396$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.4416.7616.23
 Students per Librarian3606524573
 Students per Counselor265459530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%2.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%19.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%45.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.4%12.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%2.5%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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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 Fernandina Beach    8 Reviews

We traveled the entire east and west coasts of Florida and the entire east coast of Georgia. We LOVED St. Marys GA. but decided on Amelia Island... Mainly because AI has  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is no place in Florida like Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach. The beach is beautiful.. But, best of all are the people. Real Southern hospitality... Southern charm  More

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Over 10 years ago

Came back to Fernandina after a long hiatus. Fernandina has always been a magical place, but many things are getting better. The restaurant scene has improved  More

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