2024 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, OR vs Framingham, MA

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Highlights
- Framingham spends 20.4% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% lower in Framingham than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Framingham had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORFramingham, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$19,196$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2511.9916.23
 Students per Librarian6143544573
 Students per Counselor299331530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%13.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%50.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%3.0%1.5%
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 Framingham    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Great central location and easy access to major routs  More

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Over 16 years ago

One of the reasons I moved here was for the ease of access to the city center of Boston, and also to get on the road in any direction... I still really appreciate that a  More

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Over 16 years ago

Potential option for a dual career couple commuting between Boston and Worcester.OK but not great schools-ethnically diverse but with little crime.Not snooty but your  More

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