2025 Compare Cities Education:
Howell, NJ vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 21.0% less per student than Howell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.7% higher in Portland than in Howell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Howell
 Howell, NJPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,256  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Howell    4 Reviews

It's a nice place to visit but living here is not that nice! Taxes are outrageous. Schools have a great reputation but they lack education. Superintendent and  More

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Over 14 years ago

Howell has grown into a snobs town. Taxes are extremely high since school super cares more about her salary and teachers' salary. Schools have a decent reputation, but  More

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I was thrilled when I moved here almost 11 years ago. People seemed nice and the place was safe. People are not nice! There was an influx of New Yorkers and along came  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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