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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Glasgow, KY vs Portland, TN

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- Portland spends 16.3% less per student than Glasgow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Portland than in Glasgow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Glasgow
 Glasgow, KYPortland, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,995$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,622  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4924573
 Students per Counselor297  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Glasgow    2 Reviews
Mark · Glasgow, KY
Nice place to visit but don't move or retire here
Over 7 years ago

Retired here 2 years ago from Michigan. Less winter but still a lot of gloomy grey days with rain. Had a new house built only to find a very poor work ethic here. It's  More

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wanda · Glasgow, KY
Glasgow
Over 11 years ago

I live here in Glasgow all my life and we do have few bad apples in our city but I cannot say that everyone is like that. I am not like that at all and I know there are  More

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Reviews for Portland    2 Reviews
Cindy · 
Beautiful Country Town
Over 4 years ago

Moved here from California and absolutely love it here in Portland, TN. So quiet & peaceful. Definitely a country setting. The landscape is beautiful. I frequently see  More

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Linda · Portland, TN
My Experience in Portland
Over 18 years ago

I moved to Portland 15 years ago in order to educate my children at Highland Elementary and Highland Academy--private schools located in Portland. In the process, I  More

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