2025 Compare Cities Education:
Huntsville, AL vs Portsmouth, NH

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Highlights
- Portsmouth spends 97.4% more per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.5% lower in Portsmouth than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portsmouth had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville
 Huntsville, ALPortsmouth, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,056$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,039$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3334573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Reviews for Portsmouth    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I was up in Portsmouth a couple years ago visiting from Florida. I loved how I was able to prk the car, get out and have numerous bars/restaurants, clothing stores, etc  More

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Over 16 years ago

Portsmouth is full of history, art, interesting shops, restaurants and the best  More

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Over 18 years ago

Portsmouth is a beautiful historic town settled right on the seacoast. Excellent restaurants, great cafes and shops, and picturesque streets make this a wonderful city  More

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