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Portland, OR vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 19.0% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% lower in Pittsburgh than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, ORPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2513.1616.23
 Students per Librarian6145424573
 Students per Counselor299327530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%3.9%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 Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total

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