2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs Monroe, CT

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Highlights
- Monroe spends 29.2% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% higher in Monroe than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monroe had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MEMonroe, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Monroe    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Monroe is an old Fairfield County village, considered the "boonies" as late as 1978, that has grown into a medium size town. The influx of transients- mostly corporate  More

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Over 16 years ago

Monroe is lacking the usual New England charm that many surrounding towns have. While parts of the Town are pretty, there are many run down shacks and unpleasant  More

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Over 16 years ago

Half the town's government is made up of school teaches, so naturally, 90% of the budget goes to them. Property taxes are typically $8000.00, and then you add personal  More

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