2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lithonia, GA vs Portsmouth, VA

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Highlights
- Portsmouth spends 12.0% less per student than Lithonia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Portsmouth than in Lithonia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portsmouth had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lithonia
 Lithonia, GAPortsmouth, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,640$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,120  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,838$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6764573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lithonia    5 Reviews

Excellent community to live,work,  More

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Lithonia is a good city. BUT what people havent noticed is the gangs that are in this city. The bloods and crips and Gangster disciples. I go to school here and I  More

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Over 18 years ago

An up and coming neighborhood,  More

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Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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