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Portland, OR vs Boerne, TX

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Highlights
- Boerne spends 34.2% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Boerne than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boerne had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORBoerne, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,886$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,759$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7654573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Boerne    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've only been in Boerne a short time but the restaurants are great and everyone I meet makes me feel  More

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Over 4 years ago

My company is moving me to Boerne and I was surprised to find it has a higher property crime rate than Los Angeles (this is my own personal concern since I’m planning to  More

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I have lived in Boerne (the area, not the small town itself) since 2006. Ignore the small minded folks who make reviews trying to discourage independent and tolerant  More

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