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Portland, OR vs Franklin, NC

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Highlights
- Franklin spends 42.4% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% lower in Franklin than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Franklin had 16.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORFranklin, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,276$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,340$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6394573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Franklin    4 Reviews

Great mountain town. Friendly people and lots to do.  More

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Over 10 years ago

I agree with some of the posts on here saying that Franklin is more than willing to take your money, but it's difficult to fit in if you 'aren't from around here, are  More

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Franklin will welcome you if you are a vacationer but move here and it is a whole different story. We are one of those families that would vacation here every year and  More

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