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Jacksonville, FL vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 98.9% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Portland than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville

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 Jacksonville, FLPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,841$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258$14,240$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,630$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.117.2516.23
 Students per Librarian22236144573
 Students per Counselor506299530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  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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ZIPS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
32210, 32244, 32218, 32225, 32246, 32256, 32224, 32216, 32257, 32209, 31 total
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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