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Portland, OR vs Las Vegas, NV

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Highlights
- Las Vegas spends 41.5% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% higher in Las Vegas than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Vegas had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, ORLas Vegas, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$9,498$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2521.9316.23
 Students per Librarian6147284573
 Students per Counselor299450530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%8.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%25.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%0.9%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 Las Vegas    346 Reviews

Shows the worst of American behavior and values. Right up there with New Orleans. But there is a bright side. Liberals flock there. Please  More

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I went to Vegas to visit, and didn’t want to leave. Vegas had something for everyone, from the down and out, to the well to do, and everybody gets alone, because nobody  More

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Everything is available here from filipino cuisines to japanese shops to Winco's to themed cafes. However, the city is a little high in crime. Any side of the east side  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
89108, 89110, 89129, 89117, 89131, 89101, 89102, 89149, 89107, 89128, 19 total

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