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Nags Head, NC vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 58.6% more per student than Nags Head.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.1% higher in Portland than in Nags Head. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nags Head
 Nags Head, NCPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,468  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor271  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Nags Head    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

what is the cost to living at the  More

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Over 16 years ago

In your facts about Avon, NC you have it's location being in Hyde County. In reality, Avon, NC is in Dare County. Carolyn Honeycutt Avon, NC  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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