2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs Bridgeton, NJ

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Highlights
- Bridgeton spends 33.1% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% higher in Bridgeton than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bridgeton had 26.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MEBridgeton, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,349$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14664573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%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.  Unlock1.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Bridgeton    4 Reviews

I like where I'm from , but as far as help in the community its self there's very little resources, this community is a who you know type of community .... there are no  More

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Over 10 years ago

I Was born in the neighboring city but raised in Bridgeton. Back then it was great place to live. The city was full of life and jobs. Everyone knew everyone and looked  More

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Over 15 years ago

I used to think the city officials were simply incompetent, I’ve since been proven wrong. They are simply corrupt. They pass local laws with the label of “cleaning up”  More

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