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Portland, OR vs Santa Clarita, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clarita spends 11.0% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.7% higher in Santa Clarita than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clarita had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, ORSanta Clarita, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2521.8616.23
 Students per Librarian61465654573
 Students per Counselor299380530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%37.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.5%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 Santa Clarita    56 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It’s called awesome Town for a reason! Great schools, great People and climate! It’s a treasure!   More

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Wonderful community! Beautiful paseo paths throughout great for bike riding, roller skating, scooters, walks and jogs. Great weather, 30 minutes from the beach, lots  More

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My husband and I moved into our first home in 1989 - just as the Valencia Mall broke ground. I still miss the Bob's Big Boy at the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Magic  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA
91387 91350 91321 91351 91355 91354 91390

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