2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs Aspen, CO

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Highlights
- Aspen spends 41.7% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% higher in Aspen than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aspen had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MEAspen, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,214$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,870$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5334573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Aspen    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been living in valley for 6 years. I've moved here from right before crisis. It's good place to make money for young people, yeah..it still is. Though when I  More

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Over 12 years ago

beautiful cold and dry weather. Colorful  More

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In Winter the grocery store closest to the ski lifts is so packed full of people it is really difficult to move through the store, especially if you have a cart. It  More

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