2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, OR vs Linden, MI

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Highlights
- Linden spends 37.5% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Linden than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Linden had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORLinden, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,261$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10104573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock18.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Linden    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Linden is a small town with a good mix of people. There are a lot of snobby moms who run around the schools thinking they are cool but really look like idiots. The  More

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My son does not have enough credits to graduate this year. His councular and tried other ways for my son to be able to attend other places to get his credits and to be  More

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