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Portland, OR vs Astoria, OR

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Highlights
- Astoria spends 57.9% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% lower in Astoria than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Astoria had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, ORAstoria, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$30,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$12,826$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$7,752$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2515.0216.23
 Students per Librarian6145104573
 Students per Counselor299244530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%7.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%28.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%30.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.3%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Astoria    7 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 9 months now. First, what I like: This place is absolutely beautiful, very close to nature, with great beaches, waterfalls, forests, and  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Astoria, OR for over 5 years and have also visited this town for my entire 60 years. There is no better place in the US to live. My house has the best  More

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Over 13 years ago

I went there to visit during June of 2011. I can tell you that Astoria is a very nice town. Its very green with tall trees on hills and grass very green compare to where  More

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97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
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