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Portland, OR vs Goldsboro, NC

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Highlights
- Goldsboro spends 49.9% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in Goldsboro than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Goldsboro had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,806$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,334$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6994573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Goldsboro    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We have recently moved to Goldsboro and just love it. We moved from another small NC town in the west where we lived for many years. Everyone here is so friendly! Much  More

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Over 8 years ago

It is the military that brought my husband and I to this quaint small town of Goldsboro, and we have lived here for about 4 years now. We consider Goldsboro to be a  More

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Over 8 years ago

Goldsboro is a nice homey place to live. I know a lot of people that move out of the town and come back because there is family here. There is a plenty of beaches to go  More

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