2025 Compare Cities Education:
Parker, CO vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland spends 40.1% more per student than Parker.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.1% lower in Portland than in Parker. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parker
 Parker, COPortland, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3604573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  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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