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Portland, OR vs Ocean City, NJ

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Highlights
- Ocean City spends 33.9% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.0% lower in Ocean City than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocean City had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, OROcean City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$26,202$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$21,850$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$12,913$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2510.3516.23
 Students per Librarian6148284573
 Students per Counselor299282530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%13.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%54.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%5.6%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 Ocean City    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I've spent many summers in OC since the 1970s. It's a wonderful family town...a dry town! No alcohol sales, no bars! Long boardwalk with 2 amusement parks, a water  More

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I adore OC. I live 6 blocks from the beach, 2 from the bay. Beautiful scenery. Peaceful surroundings. Summer resort time is a little hectic, but fun. Winters are  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have summered or lived in Ocean City, NJ since I was born 41 years ago. Change, change, change is the common theme in this city. One constant is safe, family fun! The  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY
08226

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