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Portland, OR vs Fond du Lac, WI

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- Fond du Lac spends 19.2% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% lower in Fond du Lac than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fond du Lac had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORFond du Lac, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,814$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,467$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6954573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%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 Fond Du Lac    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

i was canoeing and i think my child fell into the lake but im not really sure, big splash, coulda been a rock. shops are very  More

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if you are poor white trash or from the inner city with a family member incarcerated, then fond du lac is for you. There is no culture here but drinking yourself stupid  More

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Fond du Lac County is an excellent place to live and raise a family especially if you are looking for a smaller unsophisicated city and great county to live in. If  More

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