2024 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, OR vs Fenton, MI

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Highlights
- Fenton spends 37.5% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Fenton than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fenton had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORFenton, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$12,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$10,702$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$6,261$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2517.8416.23
 Students per Librarian61410104573
 Students per Counselor299676530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%27.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%29.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.0%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 Fenton    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I relocated to Fenton in September of 2017. My husband and I absolutely love it here. People are real friendly. We moved to a brand new subdivision. We lived in Shelby  More

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Over 5 years ago

I relocated to Fenton in September of 2017. My husband and I absolutely love it here. People are real friendly. We moved to a brand new subdivision. We lived in Shelby  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like Fenton. It's a nice, small town with very little traffic congestion, small time crime and adequate shopping for everyday needs. It has nice festivals, a few 5 k  More

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