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Bismarck, ND vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 31.1% more per student than Bismarck.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% higher in Portland than in Bismarck. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bismarck
 Bismarck, NDPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Bismarck    14 Reviews

I have lived in many places throughout the U.S. I came here with my job and can't wait to leave. This city may be right for some people, but it's definitely not for  More

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I have lived in a small town about 45 minutes away from Bismarck and then moved to University of Mary 5 years ago and have lived in Bismarck ever since. I am still at  More

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Over 9 years ago

What is fun about Bismarck much anything around to go too ? such as lakes parks good fishing and other things resorts and casinos  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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