2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port Washington, NY vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland spends 43.2% less per student than Port Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Portland than in Port Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Washington
 Port Washington, NYPortland, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3604573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Port Washington    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Port Washington is a good place to raise kids-- if you can afford it.  More

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Over 16 years ago

expensive but worth  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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