2025 Compare Cities Education:
Manhattan, NY vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 46.4% less per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.7% higher in Portland than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan
 Manhattan, NYPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor2153  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Manhattan    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Manhattan is a great place with lots to see and do. Exciting to visit and great to live if you have the  More

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This is the best city ever, it is very welcoming and there is a lot of fun things to do. I have lived her for 2 years now and have already had so many great experiences  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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