2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs San Mateo, CA

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Highlights
- San Mateo spends 12.9% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.0% higher in San Mateo than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Mateo had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MESan Mateo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%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.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 San Mateo    12 Reviews

I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample  More

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I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to  More

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