2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chapin, SC vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland spends 10.9% more per student than Chapin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% lower in Portland than in Chapin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chapin
 Chapin, SCPortland, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,923  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3604573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Chapin    4 Reviews

Excellent schools with superior ratings. Very clean community with a huge lake to use for boating. Ample amount of restaurants to visit that are both good and welcoming  More

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Over 3 years ago

Amazingly beautiful area with some of the kindest residents. 5 star schools and beautiful Lake Murray is our perfect retirement forever place we chose after vacationing  More

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Moved to Chapin, SC officially 7/2017 after the arduous process of having new home plans done - and redone, finalizing the purchase of our property, two moves, split  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 4 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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Reggie · 
Over 7 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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