2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs Williams, AZ

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Highlights
- Williams spends 31.9% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.7% higher in Williams than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Williams had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MEWilliams, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,118$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8084573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Williams    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Williams Arizona is a great place to live and an amazing place to visit. My husband and I bought a summer home here in 2008. We moved full time to Williams a year ago  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Williams for a few years now. At first I was completely in love with this rustic, Rockwelliam little town, but as the years have passed I think I made a  More

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Williams Az is like a poor city. No place to raise children.Place to vacation and I don't even think to retire. You have to haul your water and it is filled with messy  More

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