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Roswell, GA vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland spends 9.4% more per student than Roswell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% lower in Portland than in Roswell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roswell

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 Roswell, GAPortland, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,267$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100$16,112$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,086$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.811.4416.23
 Students per Librarian5703604573
 Students per Counselor397265530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%2.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.6%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%16.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.9%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.9%56.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.8%16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 7 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 7 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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ZIPS IN ROSWELL, GEORGIA
30075 30076
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, MAINE
04103 04102 04101 04108 04109 04019

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