2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kettering, OH vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 19.1% more per student than Kettering.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Portland than in Kettering. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kettering
 Kettering, OHPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,613  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor446  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Kettering    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I have lived in Kettering for 25 years and, sadly, am strongly considering leaving. It used to be a wonderful place to live, but while shopping is convenient, crime is  More

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Over 19 years ago

Not a bad, small suburb of a mid-sized city(Dayton). Good cultural with a city-owned outdoor performance area that attracts national names on summer tours. Good  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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