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Portland, OR vs Falls Church, VA

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Highlights
- Falls Church spends 3.0% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% lower in Falls Church than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Falls Church had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, ORFalls Church, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$20,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$19,262$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$10,881$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2515.7716.23
 Students per Librarian6148314573
 Students per Counselor299277530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%1.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%9.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%2.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%78.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%34.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%10.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%3.9%1.5%

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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 Falls Church    10 Reviews

I grew up in Falls Church and lived there most of my 50 something years. It has gone from a mostly working class town to a upper-income crowded city. He powers that be  More

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Over 13 years ago

The (small) size and high quality of the Falls Church City public school system makes it ideal for families who juggle overseas assignments with stateside living in the  More

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I've lived in 3 different states and 30 different locations, and this by FAR the WORST air I've ever had to deal with!!! It's such a beautiful town, but don't be  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA
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