2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gainesville, GA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 67.1% more per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Portland than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 23.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville
 Gainesville, GAPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,001  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor521  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Gainesville    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Don't know if it is the proximity to Atlanta that keeps prices high or the rural/frugal thinking that keeps housing opportunities at a minimum, but after living here for  More

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I moved to Gainesville,Ga in 2010 from NYC and I have found it's a great place to raise your childrens and a good quality of life.It's a good place to live. Gainesville  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a great place to live if you like the country feel and enjoy all 4 seasons. Nice people and lots to  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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