2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portage, MI vs Johnson City, TN

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Highlights
- Johnson City spends 34.2% less per student than Portage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Johnson City than in Portage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Johnson City had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portage
 Portage, MIJohnson City, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,032$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3614573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Johnson City    15 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

There are many things to do if you’re the outdoors type .Closest beach is about 5hrs away. There’s medium range of shopping. It does not have high end retail. Most  More

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I've been fortunate to live all over the world, but privileged to have been born in East Tennessee. I live here now, and it has the perfect mix of small town  More

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I’ve lived near here all my life, moved here in 2015. I love this area!! Great people with great attitudes!! Excellent shopping with lots of restaurants, but low  More

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