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Portage, MI vs Everett, MA

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Highlights
- Everett spends 54.6% more per student than Portage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.7% lower in Everett than in Portage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Everett had 15.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portage
 Portage, MIEverett, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 20 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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Reviews for Everett    3 Reviews

We just moved here last year because we could not afford Somerville. We wanted space (reluctantly moving from NYC we at least wanted space) and would have only been able  More

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Over 16 years ago

The cost of living is higher than the quality of housing and  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of teh big advantages to living in Everett is that you are absolutely close to everything. You can get to Logan airport driving or in a cab in about 15 minutes any  More

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