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Bountiful, UT vs Portage, MI

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Highlights
- Portage spends 59.1% more per student than Bountiful.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% lower in Portage than in Bountiful. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portage had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bountiful
 Bountiful, UTPortage, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,866  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor480  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Bountiful    5 Reviews

I really liked it for a while. I was more in West Bountiful and I think if I had moved to Bountiful itself, I might have gotten along better. Its a pretty area. I  More

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I finally bought a house in Bountiful this year, since my husband just got transferred to Salt Lake City, and think that I might have missed the bottom of the home  More

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Over 17 years ago

Its really hard to believe but Bountiful is one of the safest places I have ever lived in. I mean I know things still happen here, but I have never been in a place with  More

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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 20 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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