2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 14.3% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 98.9% higher in Sacramento than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MESacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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