2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, OR vs Brookfield, IL

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Highlights
- Brookfield spends 11.9% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% lower in Brookfield than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookfield had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORBrookfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Brookfield    4 Reviews

Brookfield has a small town feel, but is still close enough to the city. Great schools, great people, nice houses, great community. I'm fortunate to able to raise my  More

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Most of Brookfield is in a flood plain, thus most basements get water in storms, and if you live near the creek (by the zoo), regardless of the price of your house,  More

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We loved this place, great schools, close to  More

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