2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs Fairhope, AL

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Highlights
- Fairhope spends 27.0% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.0% higher in Fairhope than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairhope had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MEFairhope, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Fairhope    13 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for years cute small eclectic. Liberal for Alabama.   More

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We just moved to Fairhope from California and absolutely love it! For the most part, it’s like minded common sense conservatives close to the bay and lots of shopping.  More

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Beautiful mix of the standard retail within 15 mina, but in our downtown is ecclectic meets "old townMarch of each year Fairhope hosts a mammoth Arts and Artist event  More

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