2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs Cambridge, MA

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Highlights
- Cambridge spends 32.4% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Cambridge than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cambridge had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MECambridge, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock15.1%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 Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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