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Portland, ME vs Mount Vernon, WA

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Highlights
- Mount Vernon spends 1.6% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.0% higher in Mount Vernon than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MEMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,303$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17094573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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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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 Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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