2025 Compare Cities Education:
Edina, MN vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 1.4% more per student than Edina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% higher in Portland than in Edina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edina
 Edina, MNPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Edina    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Born and raised in Minnesota, moved to GA 2.5 years ago. Georgia is a wonderful place, but I miss Minnesota, family and friends so very much. Moving back,as soon as our  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love this place, but it is unbelievably expensive...it is clost to downtown Mpls and st.paul. great neighbourhood and nice  More

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Over 18 years ago

This city works. It snows and before you know it, the road is cleared and salted. The school district is top rated. Lots and lots of parks. Kids are active in  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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