2024 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, MD vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland spends 7.4% more per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Portland than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, MDPortland, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,566$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,642$16,112$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,762$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.211.4416.23
 Students per Librarian6143604573
 Students per Counselor307265530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%2.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.6%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%16.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.6%56.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.1%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Oakland    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

This is a 3 season recreational community with water sports such as boating, water skiing, white water rafting; 4 wheel train riding, hiking, biking, camping; snow  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 6 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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