2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

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Highlights
- Point Pleasant Beach spends 29.0% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% higher in Point Pleasant Beach than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Point Pleasant Beach had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MEPoint Pleasant Beach, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,948$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13244573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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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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 Point Pleasant Beach    2 Reviews

Summer - Beaches are clean and big, but not free. Boardwalk is family oriented. Manasquan RIver and Inlet caters to boaters. Commercial fishing fleet operates here.  More

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The weather is great here at the beach. Of course it gets HOT in the summer (July or Aug months) but the ocean breeze helps to keep it tolerable. The heat only hits the  More

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