2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, OR vs Edwards, CO

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Highlights
- Edwards spends 19.5% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% lower in Edwards than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edwards had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, OREdwards, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,336$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17374573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%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.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Edwards    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Although there are vacationer in the winter and summer, the crime rate is very low, due to nature of the community and visitors (skiers, cyclists, golfers, fly fishing,  More

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Over 15 years ago

from Vail & Beaver Creek Ski Resorts. A meca for both winter and summer sports, hiking, fishing, photography, and natural beauty! High in the Rocky Mountains but within  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fantastic place to live if you like world class alpine skiing, cycling, golf and  More

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