2025 Compare Cities Education:
Leland, NC vs Portsmouth, NH

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Highlights
- Portsmouth spends 71.0% more per student than Leland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.5% lower in Portsmouth than in Leland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portsmouth had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Leland
 Leland, NCPortsmouth, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,056$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,039$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3334573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 3 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 11 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 17 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  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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