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Portland, OR vs Dickinson, ND

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Highlights
- Dickinson spends 23.9% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.1% lower in Dickinson than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dickinson had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORDickinson, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,888$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,863$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3504573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Dickinson    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I lived in ND all of my life until my son got married to a gal from MN. I moved to the city in which she lived. Sometimes I regret leaving my family behind to go to  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Dickinson for over 10 years. It is a very conservative town, but the university helps bring in some diversity. I enjoy the open country and the  More

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This is an EXTREMELY religious town (catholic mainly). If you are not interested in religion you will not be welcome in this  More

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