2025 Compare Cities Education:
Concord, NC vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland spends 62.4% more per student than Concord.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.0% lower in Portland than in Concord. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Concord
 Concord, NCPortland, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3604573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Concord    8 Reviews

I am looking to relocate due to a new job offer in north Carolina. Ive narrowed my search of cities down to Concord. Some of my concerns coming from California is how is  More

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I recently just moved to Concord, NC from long island. The people are more than polite. The Weather is amazing and the cost of living is reasonable and affordable. I  More

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Over 14 years ago

North Carolina Is very boring. If you want to move to a small town with alot of nice people concord is not the place. Im dying to get out of NC because people are moving  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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