2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 7.7% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.8% higher in Alexandria than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MEAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
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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Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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