2025 Compare Cities Education:
Orem, UT vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland spends 80.9% more per student than Orem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.2% lower in Portland than in Orem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Orem
 Orem, UTPortland, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3604573
 Students per Counselor556  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Orem    12 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great city, great people, and amazing opportunities.  More

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Over 3 years ago

I would like to take a second and give some compliments were compliments are deserved. There is often so little time to simple recognize the good that people do. In a  More

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The closeness to the mountains, many parks and trails make this place such a beautiful area to be in. The people are so friendly. The food options are so diverse and  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 4 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 7 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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