2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dumfries, VA vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland spends 24.0% more per student than Dumfries.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.5% lower in Portland than in Dumfries. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 23.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dumfries
 Dumfries, VAPortland, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,956  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3604573
 Students per Counselor293  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Dumfries    14 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Very  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia has a mild temperate climate with a nice mix of seasons. The leaves are beautiful in the fall and the flowers are plentiful in the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Excelent suburban place to live 25 miles from Washington DC. 4 national parks within a few miles of 22025. Except for notorious traffic situation can be in downtown DC  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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