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Chico, CA vs Portsmouth, NH

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- Portsmouth spends 43.1% more per student than Chico.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.5% lower in Portsmouth than in Chico. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portsmouth had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chico
 Chico, CAPortsmouth, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,056$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,014  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,039$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3334573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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Reviews for Portsmouth    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I was up in Portsmouth a couple years ago visiting from Florida. I loved how I was able to prk the car, get out and have numerous bars/restaurants, clothing stores, etc  More

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Over 16 years ago

Portsmouth is full of history, art, interesting shops, restaurants and the best  More

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Over 18 years ago

Portsmouth is a beautiful historic town settled right on the seacoast. Excellent restaurants, great cafes and shops, and picturesque streets make this a wonderful city  More

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