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Parkland, FL vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland spends 51.7% more per student than Parkland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.4% lower in Portland than in Parkland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkland

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 Parkland, FLPortland, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,723$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998$16,112$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,249$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.1911.4416.23
 Students per Librarian7213604573
 Students per Counselor366265530
 Grade School Educ.0.5%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%2.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.3%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%16.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.1%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.7%56.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.3%16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 10 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   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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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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