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Indiana, PA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 5.9% less per student than Indiana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.9% higher in Portland than in Indiana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Indiana
 Indiana, PAPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,785  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Indiana    15 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

If you're looking for culture, this place isn't for you. They have a crappy neighborhood theatre but that's about it. You have to go to Pittsburgh if you want to see  More

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Over 11 years ago

Crime here is fairly low compared to most areas. We still have robberies, break ins public drunkeness, etc. Most of the public drunkeness is committed by college student  More

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Over 11 years ago

Crime here is fairly low compared to most areas. We still have robberies, break ins public drunkeness, etc. Most of the public drunkeness is committed by college student  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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