2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, OR vs Chapel Hill, NC

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Highlights
- Chapel Hill spends 20.6% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% lower in Chapel Hill than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chapel Hill had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.7%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 Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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