2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs Wilmette, IL

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Highlights
- Wilmette spends 23.2% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% higher in Wilmette than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmette had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MEWilmette, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%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 Wilmette    4 Reviews

Top notch teachers. Involved parents. Motivated students. Great public schools from elementary through high school.  More

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Over 13 years ago

It's a small city close to the lake and close to Chicago. One of the biggest advantages is its schools. Most of the elementary schools have a great school rating of 9  More

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Over 16 years ago

Wilmette is one of the close-in suburbs on Chicago's North Shore. Wilmette and next-door Evanston have their own parks, dining and recreation. And it's a short drive or  More

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