2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hamden, CT vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 15.4% less per student than Hamden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.0% higher in Portland than in Hamden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hamden
 Hamden, CTPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Hamden    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Crime is very low in my town the Police Officers live in the town so they care more about their  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have worked at seven different elementary schools, not including my student teaching experiences, and Wintergreen by far surpasses them on every level. We are  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sounds like this is a great city . Change and Diversity are both good and are what makes America what it is today. Prior to having committed to relocating, perhaps you  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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