2026 Compare Cities Education:
Marshall, TX vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 90.6% more per student than Marshall.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.1% lower in Portland than in Marshall. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Marshall
 Marshall, TXPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,975  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor989  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Marshall    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Marshall since the early 90s. I am desperate to leave! We have been on a downward spiral since Katrina... Alot of the evacuees never left. Jobs are non  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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