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Portland, ME vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Myers spends 35.1% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 64.4% higher in Fort Myers than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, MEFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,788$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112$9,527$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,700$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.4418.8116.23
 Students per Librarian36028704573
 Students per Counselor265557530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%7.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.4%7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%1.3%1.5%

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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 3 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 6 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 Fort Myers    54 Reviews

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, MAINE
04103 04102 04101 04108 04109 04019
ZIPS IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
33905 33916 33901 33966

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