2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, OR vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 22.0% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.6% higher in Irvine than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%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 Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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