2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, LA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 72.9% more per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% higher in Portland than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 9.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, LAPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,997  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor753  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Alexandria    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I get migraines from rapid shifts of barometric pressure tornado and severe storms in Indiana we can go from 60 to 30 with snow in 24 hours. How does Alexandria compare  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lynette and Lynelle? I knew them when we were children and I'd love to talk with their Mom again. I only remember that they lived in Alexandria.  More

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Over 16 years ago

I live in a great city if you are seeking to raise children. Good schools with low crime  More

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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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