2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port St. Lucie, FL vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 75.1% more per student than Port St. Lucie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Portland than in Port St. Lucie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port St. Lucie
 Port St. Lucie, FLPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,002  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Port St. Lucie    53 Reviews

Been here since 2017 and have enjoyed it very much. This is not a 'Big City', so if you're looking for all the big city trappings move on. It's quiet. I have  More

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Raymond · 
Over 5 years ago

We have visited four times and love it so much that we purchased a home here, and move in two weeks! Lets see first the good things. Beautiful weather year around.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Where do I begin. Been here for a few years now and just waiting to retire so I can concentrate on other places. Didn't take more than a year to figure this place out  More

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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

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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

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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

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