2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port Orange, FL vs Wake Forest, NC

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Highlights
- Wake Forest spends 9.4% more per student than Port Orange.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% lower in Wake Forest than in Port Orange. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wake Forest had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Orange
 Port Orange, FLWake Forest, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,973  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Port Orange    5 Reviews

Port Orange WAS great 10 years ago. It's been on a slow decline for 10 years now. I really like my neighborhood. The schools are good, and the place is safe. The  More

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I've lived in this city for over 15 yrs. It USED TO BE a great place to live. It is now extremely over-developed. The traffic on Dunlawton, Nova and Clyde Morris can  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live here. I have lived in North Florida, and South Florida, and now here. It is a lovely town. I love how they leave natural trees and hammocks when they build. I  More

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Reviews for Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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