2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs Belvidere, IL

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Highlights
- Belvidere spends 7.0% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% higher in Belvidere than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belvidere had 16.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MEBelvidere, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,038$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,655$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Belvidere    4 Reviews

The town is full of gangs from chicago that spay paint everything. The police are like nazi storm troopers. The court system is full of good ole boys. The only honorable  More

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People from the Chicago suburbs can't believe the low cost of housing. Schools are good. Easy to go to the city or an  More

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Over 17 years ago

I recently moved back to Belvidere from the suburbs of Chicago. I am very happy to find that the cost of living is far cheaper than anyother place I have found in IL (&  More

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