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Portland, OR vs Crawfordsville, IN

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Highlights
- Crawfordsville spends 21.6% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% lower in Crawfordsville than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Crawfordsville had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORCrawfordsville, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,347$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,664$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4294573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Crawfordsville    3 Reviews

If you like chain stores and chain smoking, you will love it here. Almost everyone smokes, and most people reek of nicotine. They also love going to church and talking  More

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Over 11 years ago

If you love the idea of a small town then Crawfordsville Indiana is the place to be. Don't accept any malls or fancy restaurants, it is just a small town with the small  More

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Having been born and raised in Crawfordsville, I was constantly immersed in many social circles within the community. The school system is wonderful, led by a competent  More

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