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Portland, OR vs Rock Springs, WY

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Highlights
- Rock Springs spends 13.0% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% lower in Rock Springs than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rock Springs had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, ORRock Springs, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$17,032$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$15,312$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$8,658$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2513.7116.23
 Students per Librarian6142924573
 Students per Counselor299379530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%5.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%14.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%21.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.1%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 Rock Springs    3 Reviews

Rock Springs will grow on you. It is a big city (about 20,000) by Wyoming standards. There are a few chain stores and a small mall. Wal-Mart is the main place to shop  More

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Over 16 years ago

i once lived in rock for about a year and then transfered to oregon. i'm ready to go back.the town is like any it has good and bad.im going back because it grew on me  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have heard lots of rumors about Rock Springs. I know that many people say it is a rough town. Since I am looking at possibly teaching there, I would like to know what  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING
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