2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs Vienna, VA

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Highlights
- Vienna spends 1.2% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Vienna than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vienna had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MEVienna, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%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.  Unlock32.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%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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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 Vienna    14 Reviews

I grew up in Vienna, on a farm, and while the town has grown and changed quite a bit since those days, it still has a small town vibe and strong sense of community.  More

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Over 11 years ago

Vienna, VA is a nice community and town, but it ain't cheap. As we have started looking for places to retire, I have found out that the property taxes we pay here are  More

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Over 13 years ago

Schools are very good. Our local school (Colvin Run),teaches to a high standard, offers lots of "specials" and has a strong character education program. My kids love  More

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