2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakton, VA vs Portland, OR

Change Cities
Highlights
- Portland spends 11.4% more per student than Oakton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.6% higher in Portland than in Oakton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakton
 Oakton, VAPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Oakton    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Oakton is a good place to live, though house prices are high.  More

   |    Reply

Over 16 years ago

Great place to live as Fairfax county allows archery hunting on any size acreage. Plenty of whitetail deer roaming about eating your shrubs make tasty treats. Whitetail  More

   |    Reply

Over 17 years ago

The schools are top notch, and there is so much to do in DC, only 20 miles  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Oakton

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Portland


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.